Question

Paul needs to buy 5/8 lb of peanuts the scale at the store measures parts of a pound in sixteenths what measure is equivalent to 5/8 pound

Answer 1

5. ?
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8. 16


If u cross multiply 5 and 16 then u get 80

Then divide 80 by 8 which give u 10

So ?=10

5. 10
—- = ——
8. 16