Question

Along with the wood, Jack is also using some nails to build the shelves. One box of nails has a mass of kilograms (kg).

Jack used between and of the nails in the box.

How many kilograms of nails did Jack use to build the shelves? Show your work or explain your answer.

Answer 1

The answer to your problem is, Between 1 3/8 kg and 2 1/16 kg of nails

Explanation:

2 3/4 kg as an improper fraction is 11/4 kg

1/2 of 11/4 = 1/2 x 11/4

= 11/8

= 1 3/8 kg

3/4 of 11/4 = 33/16

= 2 1/16 kg

1 3/8 kg and 2 1/16 kg of nails

Thus the answer to your problem is, Between 1 3/8 kg and 2 1/16 kg of nails