Question

Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil that comes in 5/8-pound bags. How many pounds of potting soil does Marianne buy?

Answer 1

`(5)/(\\ot8^1)\cdot \\ot16^2 =5*2=10\\\\Answe : \ Marianne \ bought \ 10 \ pounds \ of \ soil .`

Answer 2

5/8*16=?
An easy way to do this is to this is just multiply by the numerator. So, 5*16=80. Now you can take that number and divide it by the denominator. 80/8=10.
Marianne bought 10 pounds of soil.