SOLUTION: A watermelon has a mass of 1 kg. A fruit seller cut the watermelon into 16 equal pieces. Paul bought 2 pieces. What was the mass of the watermelon that he bought? Give your answer

Question 1144653: A watermelon has a mass of 1 kg. A fruit seller cut the watermelon into 16 equal pieces. Paul bought 2 pieces. What was the mass of the watermelon that he bought? Give your answer as decimal. Round your answer to 1 decimal.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39792) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Rounded to one decimal place,

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