Question

George bought 7.5 cases of pancake mix for his diner. A case contains 12 1.3-pound boxes. How many pounds of pancake mix did George buy?

Answer 1

First step

12 x 1.3

Second step

15.6 x 7.5

The answer is 117 :)

Answer 2

117 pounds

Explanation:

We have been given that a case contains 12 1.3-pound boxes.

The number of pounds in one case would be 12 times 1.3 pounds.

`\text{The number of pounds in one case}=12* 1.4\text{ pounds}`

`\text{The number of pounds in one case}=15.6\text{ pounds}`

To find number of pounds in 7.5 cases, we will multiply number of pounds in one case by 7.5.

`\text{The number of pounds in 7.5 cases}=7.5* 15.6\text{ pounds}`

`\text{The number of pounds in 7.5 cases}=117\text{ pounds}`

Therefore, George bought 117 pounds of pancake mix.