Last year, Kurt grew a pumpkin that had a mass of 12 3/8 kilograms. This year he had grew a pumpkin that had a mass that was 2/3 as much

Answer 1

To find out the mass of the pumpkin Kurt grew this year, we need to multiply the mass of last year's pumpkin by 2/3.

Mass of the pumpkin last year = 12 3/8 kilograms

To convert the mixed number to an improper fraction, we do:

12 + 3/8 = (12 * 8 + 3)/8 = 99/8 kilograms

Mass of the pumpkin this year = (99/8) * (2/3)

We can multiply the numerators and denominators separately:

Mass of the pumpkin this year = (99 * 2)/(8 * 3)

Mass of the pumpkin this year = 198/24 kilograms

To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 6:

Mass of the pumpkin this year = (198/6) / (24/6) = 33/4 kilograms

The pumpkin Kurt grew this year has a mass of 33/4 kilograms.