Question

Gina wants to ship 3 books that weigh 2 7/16 pounds, 1 7/8 pounds and 1/2 pound. the maximum weight she can ship is 6 pounds. how much did Gina ship?

Answer 1

You have to find a common denominator 1st then add. So 16 is the common denominator the problem should be 2 7/16+1 14/16+8-16= 3 29/16 then you need to divide 29/16 you will have 4 13/16

Answer 2

Gina can ship all three books.

Explanation:

Given : Gina wants to ship 3 books that weigh 2 7/16 pounds, 1 7/8 pounds and 1/2 pound. The maximum weight she can ship is 6 pounds.

To find : How much did Gina ship?

Solution :

First we convert the mixed fraction into simpler fraction,

First book weight
`2(7)/(16)=(39)/(16)` pounds.

Second book weight
`1(7)/(8)=(15)/(8)` pounds.

Third book weight
`(1)/(2)` pounds.

Total weight of books Gina have,

`T=(39)/(16)+(15)/(8)+(1)/(2)`

`T=(39+30+8)/(16)`

`T=(77)/(16)`

`T=4(13)/(16)`

`T=4.81`

4.81<6 pounds.

Which means she can ship all 3 books.

Therefore, Gina can ship all three books.