Question

Elijah has \frac{1}{2} 2 1 ​ bag of candy. A bag of candy weighs 55 pounds. How many pounds of candy does Elijah have?

Answer 1

Answer: 137.5 pounds

Explanation:

Elijah has 2¹/₂ bags of candy. A single bag of candy weighs 55 pounds so to find the quantity of pounds that Elijah has, multiply 55 by the number of bags that Elijah has:

First convert bags to mixed fraction:

= 2¹/₂ = 5/2

Quantity that Elijah has:

= Number of bags * Weight per bag

= 5/2 * 55

= 137.5 pounds