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

Step-by-step explanation:

Given Paul needs to buy 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 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  

Thus, equivalent to

-6 is the correct option from the above given options

2nd one in the first row is correct