The total weight of 5 science textbooks is (6+2/3)

Question

pounds. How much does each book weigh? (1 point)

Answer 1

To find the weight of each science textbook, you can divide the total weight of the textbooks by the number of textbooks.

The total weight of the 5 science textbooks is $6+\frac{2}{3}$ pounds. First, let's convert the mixed number into an improper fraction:

$$6+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{6\times 3}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{18}{3}+\frac{2}{3}=\frac{20}{3}\text{ pounds}$$

Now, divide this total weight by 5 to find the weight of each textbook:

$$\text{Weight of each book}=\frac{\frac{20}{3}}{5}=\frac{20}{3}\times \frac{1}{5}=\frac{20}{15}=\frac{4}{3}\text{ pounds}$$

Thus, each science textbook weighs $\frac{4}{3}$ pounds, which is equivalent to $1\frac{1}{3}$ pounds.