Question

Trevor pet goat weighed 6 3/ pounds when oit was born. By age 3 the goat weighted 8 times as much. Fill in each box with a number or sysmobe to answer tthis question.

Answer 1

Answer: 51 pounds

Explanation:

Since the goat weighed 6 3/8 pounds and weighed 8 times as much by age 3, the weight of the goat at age 3 will be gotten by multiplying 6 3/8 by 8. This will be:

= 6 3/8 × 8

We change 6 3/8 to an improper Fraction

= 51/8 × 8

= 51 pounds

The weight is 51 pounds