So, she buys 16 bags, each of them weights[tex] \frac{5}{8} [/tex] pounds.
to find how many pounds of soil she bought, we have to multiply:
16*[tex] \frac{5}{8} [/tex]=//16 is equal to 8*2, so we can simpify:
2*[tex] \frac{5}{1} [/tex]
which is 2*5=10
so in the end she bought 10 pounds of soil!
