A third of a pound and a half is the same as one and a half divided by three. This is (1 1/2)/3 = (3/2)/3 = 1.5/3 = 0.5 lb Therefore, it is a half pound.
1 pound = 16 ounces, therefore 1/2 a pound = 8 ounces. Use conversion tables found on the internet.
If each plum which will be represented by (), weighs 1/5 of a pound it would take 5 to total a pound; so, () () () () () = 1 lb.
They both weigh the same -- one pound.
A pound IS a unit of weight, so one pound of quarters weighs ...... one pound.
three fifths
One and three fifths.
5 and one half - 2 and two fifths = 3
There are five fifths in one whole.
there are five fifths in one whole
400
1 and 4 fifths.
2 = 10 fifths and 0.2 = one fifth so in total 2.2 = 11 fifths.
It is three fifths.
10
one tenth
2/5 + 1/5 = 3/5