Question

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Mario makes a cake that weighs $4\frac{1}{2}$ pounds, for the holidays. He decides to make similar cakes for 5 of his friends. What would be the total weight of the cakes he made for himself and his friends?( in pounds)

Answer 1

$\text{Weight of each cake}=4\frac{1}{2}\text{pounds}$
Number of people = Mario + 5 friends = 6

$\text{Total weight of the cakes Mario made}=4\frac{1}{2}\times 6$

Let's convert mixed fraction into an improper fraction

$4\frac{1}{2}=\frac{4\times 2+1}{2}=\frac{9}{2}$

$\therefore 4\frac{1}{2}\times 6=\frac{9}{2}\times \frac{6}{1}$

We have to multiply the top numbers and the bottom numbers as follows and then simplify it.

$=\frac{9\times 6}{2\times 1}$

Now, simplify the fraction

$=\frac{9\times 3\times 2}{2}$

The common factors of the numerator and the denominator gets canceled, we get

$=27$ pounds