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Multiplying Fractions — Quiz

Question 5 • Grade 7 Mathematics

Yasmin purchased 6 heads of cabbage that each weighed 2 and 3 eighths pounds. How much did the cabbage weigh all together?

Answer
A
9 and 3 fourths pounds
B
14 and 1 fourth pounds
C
13 and 1 eighth pounds
D
12 and 3 eighths pounds

Explanation

Each cabbage weighs 2 and 3/8 pounds, which is 19/8 pounds. Multiply by 6: 6 × 19/8 = 114/8 = 14 and 2/8 = 14 and 1/4 pounds. So the total weight is 14 and 1/4 pounds, choice B.

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