Question

One box of clips weighs 4 2/3 ounces. Another box weighs 5 3/8 ounces. What is the total weight of the two boxes?​

Answer 1

`10(1)/(24)` ounces.

Explanation:

We have been given that one box of clips weighs 4 2/3 ounces. Another box weighs 5 3/8 ounces.

To find the total weight of two boxes, we will add both quantities.

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=4(2)/(3)+5(3)/(8)`

Convert mixed fractions into improper fractions:

`4(2)/(3)\Rightarrow (4* 3+2)/(3)=(12+2)/(3)=(14)/(3)`

`5(3)/(8)\Rightarrow (5* 8+3)/(8)=(40+3)/(8)=(43)/(8)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=(14)/(3)+(43)/(8)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=(14*8)/(3*8)+(43*3)/(8*3)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=(112)/(24)+(129)/(24)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=(112+129)/(24)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=(241)/(24)`

`\text{The total weight of two boxes}=10(1)/(24)`

Therefore, the total weight of the two boxes is
`10(1)/(24)` ounces.