A store owner has 31.2 pounds of candy. If he splits the candy equally into 6 boxes, how many pounds of candy will each box contain?

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Answer:

5.2

Step-by-step explanation:

if you take 31.2 and divide it by 6 you will get 5.2

Answer:

5 1/5 pounds which equals 5.2 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

31 2/10 = 31 1/5

31 1/5 = 156/5

156/5 ÷ 6 means 156/5 x 1/6

multiply numerators to get 156

multiply denominators to get 30

156/30 = 5 6/30 or 5 1/5 simplified