Question

1 Book weighs 1 1/2 pounds how many pounds do three book weighs?

Answer 1

Step 1

Given; 1 Book weighs 1 1/2 pounds how many pounds do three books weigh?

Step 2

We will use the ratio below

`(1)/(3)=(1(1)/(2))/(x)`
`\begin{gathered} x=3((3)/(2)) \\ x=4(1)/(2)lb \end{gathered}`

Answer

`4(1)/(2)pounds\text{ or 4.5pounds}`