Question

Marianne buys 16 bags of potting soil that comes in 5/8 pound bags how may pounds of potting soil does marianne buy?

Answer 1

Total bags of potting soil bought by Marianne = 16 bags

Amount of potting soil in each bag = $\frac{5}{8}$ pound

We have to determine the total pounds of potting soil bought by Marianne.

The total pounds of potting soil bought by Marianne is calculated by multiplying the number of bags with amount of potting soil in each bag.

So, Total pounds of potting soil bought = $16 \times \frac{5}{8}$

= $10$

So, Marianne bought 10 pounds of potting soil.