SOLUTION: A box of books weighs 8 2/3 lbs. How much do 4 1/2 boxes weigh?

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Question 229490: A box of books weighs 8 2/3 lbs. How much do 4 1/2 boxes weigh?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
8 2/3 * 4 1/2
=26/3 * 9/2
=13*3 Cancel fractions.
=39 lbs
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Ed
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