a bag of hard candies weighs 5/8 of a pound. how much do 7 bags of hard candies weigh?

Question

its hard  and do you have to multiply the numbers

Answer 1

Yes, you multiply the numbers.

 

One bag weights 5/8 of a pound.

What is 7 times as much?

 

7(5/8) = 7(5)/8 = 35/8 = 4 3/8 pounds

Answer 2

Just multiply the number of bags by the weight of a single bag.