Question

Paul needs to buy 5_8pound of peanuts. The scale at the store measures parts of a pound in sixteenths. What measure is equivalent to 5_8pound?

Answer 1

10 ÷ 16

Explanation:

The computation is shown below

Given that

Paul required to buy 5 by 8 pound of peanuts

And, the scale at the store is in sixteenths

So, the measure that should be equivalent is

Here the denominator should be 16 so it should be multiplied by 2

= 5 ÷ 8 × 2 ÷ 2

= 10 ÷ 16