What is the working out for three fifths of forty pounds?

Answer 1

24 lb

The simplest way is to start with changing 3/5 to a decimal by dividing. 3 divide by 5 is 0.6. Now multiply 40 by 0.6 to get 24.

By the way, 'of' in fraction arithmetic means 'multiply'.

Answer 2

To calculate three fifths (3/5) of forty pounds, multiply 40 by the fraction 3/5.

(40 pounds) x (3/5) = 24 pounds

Therefore, three fifths of forty pounds is equal to twenty-four pounds.