In England, mass is measured in units called stones One pound equals $\frac{1}{14}$ $1/14$ of a stone. A cat has a mass of $\frac{3}{4}$ $3/4$ stone. What is its mass in pounds?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-15T07:26:24

$\frac{21}{2}$ $21/2$ pounds

If $1 pound = \frac{1}{14} stones$ $"1 pound" = 1/14 " stones"$

Then $? pound = \frac{3}{4} stones$ $"? pound" = 3/4 " stones"$

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$= [\frac{\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{1}{14}}] \cdot 1 pound$ $= [(3/4)/(1/14)] * "1 pound"$

$= [(\frac{3}{4}) \cdot 14] \cdot 1 pound$ $= [(3/4) * 14] * "1 pound"$

$= \frac{21}{2} pounds$ $= 21/2 "pounds"$

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