Question

Ed has two dogs the smaller odog weighs 8 1/3 pounds the larger dog weighs 1 1/2 times as much as the smaller dog how much does the larger dog weigj

Answer 1

12 1/2

Explanation:

8 1/3 = 8 1/3 = 8 · 3 + 1/3 = 24 + 1/3 = 25/3

1 1/2 = 1 1/2 = 1 · 2 + 1/2 = 2 + 1/2 = 3/2

25/3 * 3/2 = 25 · 3/3 · 2 = 75/6 = 25/2 = 12 1/2