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On Wednesday melissa packs only two notebooks and binder into her backpack . How much does her full backpack

weigh on Wednesday. Two notebooks 11oz binder 2lb 5oz

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When two notebooks weigh 11oz
When a single binder weighs 2lbs and 5oz:

11oz+5oz=16oz+2lbs=3 lbs since 1 lb= 16 oz and 16(1 lb)+2lbs=3 lbs

Thus, on Wednesday, Melissa's full backpack weighed 3 lbs.

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