Question

Vincent's Restaurant bought 6 pounds of onions. The restaurant bought 5 1/3 times as much potatoes as onions. How many pounds of potatoes did the restaurant buy?

Answer 1

32 pounds

Explanation:

Pounds of potatoes can be found by multiplying pounds of onions by 5 1/3:

(5 1/3)(6 pounds) = 32 pounds

The restaurant bought 32 pounds of potatoes.