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Leah's class collected 7 1/2 pounds of food for the food drive. Rhianna'sclass collected 16 4/5 times as much food as Leah's class. How manypounds of food did Rhianna's class collect?Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.pounds

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Given that Leah's class collected 7 1/2 pounds.

Also it is mentioned that Rihanna's class collected 16 4/5 times as much as Leah's class,


\begin{gathered} \text{Rihanna's collection=16}(4)/(5)\text{ of Leah's collection} \\ \text{Rihanna's collection=16}(4)/(5)*7(1)/(2) \\ \text{Rihanna's collection=}(84)/(5)*(15)/(2) \\ \text{Rihanna's collection=}(42)/(1)*(3)/(1) \\ \text{Rihanna's collection=12}6 \end{gathered}

Thus, Rihanna's class collected 126 pounds of food.

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