Question

Finn collected 4 3/8 pounds of newspaper for the recycling drive, Neil collected 2 times as

much newspaper as Finn. How many pounds of newspaper did Neil collect?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number

Answer 1

Finn collected 45 1/9 pounds of newspaper [mixed fraction]

Finn collected 406/9 pounds of newspaper [proper fraction]

Explanation:

We know Neil collected 4 5/6 pounds of newspaper and Finn collected 9 1/3 times that amount. The question asks us to perform a fraction product, where each one is a mixed fraction.

Finn collected

4 5/6 x 9 1/3

Each fraction will be converted to proper fraction

Jonah collected 45 1/9 pounds of newspaper [mixed fraction]

Jonah collected 406 1/9 pounds of newspaper [proper fraction]