To solve this problem, we must first divide 23/9, which is already in itself an answer. Then, to express it as a mixed fraction you just need to find out how many times 9 can go into 23.
9 x 1 = 9
9 x 2 = 18
9 x 3 = 27
So, the most times 9 can go into 23 is 2 times.
That give us 2 pounds with a remainder of 5.
So, our mixed fraction is 2[tex] \frac{5}{9} [/tex]
