Question

sheena is shocking a shelf with bags of flour that weigh 5 1/4 pounds each if sheena stocks the shelf with 13 bags of flour find the combined weight of 13 bags

Answer 1

`68(1)/(4)` pounds

Explanation:

The combined weight of 13 bags is 13 multiplied by the weight of each bag.

The weight of each bag is
`5(1)/(4)` pounds. Therefore, the weight of 13 bags is:

`5(1)/(4) * 13\\ \\= (21)/(4) * 13\\`

`= 68(1)/(4)` pounds