Question

Jayden’s new puppy weighed 11 1/4 pounds at 4 weeks old. At 16 weeks old, the puppy weighed 1 2/3 times more.

How much did Jayden’s puppy weigh at 16 weeks old?

Answer 1

18.75 or 18 3/4 lbs

Explanation:

We just have to multiply 11 1/4 and 1 2/3 to get the product, 18.75 or 18 3/4.

First we have to translate our fractions into decimals:

11.25 (11 1/4) and 1.166667 (1 2/3)

multiply:

11.25 x 1.166667 = 18.75

convert back to fraction:

18 3/4

Hope This helps! Good Luck! If you have any questions please ask me, I would me more than happy to help you understand this method. If you are doing it a different way, I can help with that too.