Question

Each person in ellens family drinks 8 1/3 ounces of water. If 5 people are in ellen's family. how many ounces of water do they drink altogether.

please help answer this qustion it's a test.

Answer 1

41 2/3 oz of water

Explanation:

All you have to do is multiply 8 1/3 by 5.

First, lets convert 8 1/3 into an improper fraction (a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator):

8 1/3 = 25/3

now, we can multiply 25/3 by 5 and get 125/3, which simplifies to 41 2/3