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Last week, a chocolate shop sold $1\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of white chocolate. It sold $2\frac{1}{2}$ times as much milk chocolate as white chocolate. How many ounces of milk chocolate did the shop sell? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_$ ounces

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Multiply mixed numbers: word problems

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Q. Last week, a chocolate shop sold

1\frac{1}{2}

ounces of white chocolate. It sold

2\frac{1}{2}

times as much milk chocolate as white chocolate. How many ounces of milk chocolate did the shop sell?

\newline

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

\_\_\_

ounces

Identify white chocolate amount: Step $1$ : Identify the amount of white chocolate sold. $\newline$ White chocolate sold = $1 \frac{1}{2}$ ounces.
Calculate milk chocolate amount: Step $2$ : Calculate the amount of milk chocolate sold. $\newline$ Milk chocolate sold = $2 \frac{1}{2}$ times the white chocolate. $\newline$ Milk chocolate sold = $2.5 \times 1.5 = 3.75$ ounces.

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