Jack had 3 1/4 boxes with carrots. If each box holds 2 2/3 pounds of carrots, how many pounds of carrots does jack have?

Question

I keep trying to put it in decimal form but 2 2/3 equals 2.6666 and than i gat confused on what to do

Answer 1

Instead of converting to decimal form, convert them completely to fractions and multiply:

3 + 1/4 = 12/4 + 1/4 = 13/4

2 + 2/3 = 6/3 + 2/3 = 8/3

13/4 * 8/3 = (13*8)/(4*3) = 104/12 = 26/3 = 8 2/3 pounds