Question

Paul needs to buy 5/8 pounds of peanuts. the scale at the store measures parts of a pound in sixteenths. what measures equivalent to 5/8 pound

Answer 1

10/16
5 x 2 = 10
8 x 2 = 16
there for the answer is 10 / 16

Answer 2

Answer: $\frac{10}{16}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Paul needs to buy $\frac{5}{8}$ pounds of peanuts.

The scale at the store measures parts of a pound in sixteenths.

We know to find equivalent fraction we need to multiply a number to both numerator and denominator of a number.

Thus to find the measures given by store equivalent to $\frac{5}{8}$ pound, we need to make its denominator 16 by multiplying 2 .

Thus, we multiply 2 to the numerator and the denominator such that the fraction will become  

$\frac{5\times2}{8\times2}=\frac{10}{16}$

Thus, equivalent to $\frac{5}{8}=\frac{10}{16}$