Question

Valeria sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big 5-pound block of cheese into 16 pieces.

How much does each wedge of cheese weigh?
Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.

Answer 1

Each wedge of cheese would weigh 0.3125 pounds. Or 5 ounces.

The correct answer is ----
`(0.3125lb)/(5lb)`

Explanation:

You divide 5/16 to get 0.3125 pounds.

Then convert 0.3125lbs to ounces. (5 oz.)

The proper fraction form for this would be
`(0.3125lb)/(5lb)`

(Writing it in a mixed number form would be the same as the proper fraction form.)