Answer:
The weight of 6 bottles = [tex]3\frac{3}{5}\ pounds[/tex] or [tex]3.6\ pounds[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total number of bottles = 6
Weight of each bottle = [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] pound
To find the total weight of 6 bottles.
Solution:
We can plot the number line for six bottles.
We can the plot the weights in another number line.
Each unit represents [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] pound of weight.
As the number of bottles increase the number of pounds of weight increase by [tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] .
Thus, weight of 6 bottles = [tex]\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}+\frac{3}{5}[/tex] [tex]=\frac{18}{5}[/tex] pounds
Converting fraction to mixed number.
[tex]\frac{18}{5}=3\frac{3}{5}[/tex] pounds
Or in decimals [tex]\frac{18}{5}=3.6\ pounds[/tex]
Thus weight of 6 bottles = [tex]3\frac{3}{5}\ pounds[/tex] or [tex]3.6\ pounds[/tex]
