Question

Keisha's cat had kittens. The line plot below shows the weight, in pounds, of each kitten.

What is the total weight of all the kittens that weighed 3/8

pound?

Answer 1

the answer would be 1 7/8

Explanation:

first you would count up the number of kittens that weighted 3/8 of a pound. You should have the number of 5, next you would multiply 5 × 3/8= 1.875 (as a decimal). Then you would convert that number into a mixed number (fraction) because all the answers are in mixed number form. You should get 1 7/8 because:

(1875÷125)(1000÷125) = 158 when reduced to the simplest form. As the numerator is greater than the denominator, we have an IMPROPER fraction, so we can also express it as a MIXED NUMBER, thus 18751000 is also equal to 1 7/8 when expressed as a mixed number.

I hope this helps!