The total weight of 5 science textbooks is 6 2/3 pounds. How much does each book weigh

Answer 1

To find out how much each book weighs, you divide the total weight of the 5 books by the number of books, which is 5.

To do this, you can convert the mixed number 6 2/3 to an improper fraction: 6 2/3 = (6 * 3 + 2) / 3 = 20 / 3.

Then, you divide the fraction by 5: (20 / 3) ÷ 5 = 20 / (3 * 5) = 20 / 15.

To simplify the fraction, you can divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 5: 20 / 15 = (20 / 5) / (15 / 5) = 4 / 3.

So each book weighs 4/3 pounds, or 1 1/3 pounds.