Question

1. The word pint originally comes from the word pound because a pint of water weighs 1 pound. If a gallon contains 8 pints, how many pounds do 40 gallons of water weigh?

(a)40
(b) 80
(c) 160
(d) 320
(e) 640

2. Marcie is 0.97 meters tall, and her father is 1.84 meters tall. How many meters taller than Marcie is her father?

Answer 1

Problem 1:

1 pint of water weighs = 1 pound

1 gallon has = 8 pints

So, 40 gallons have =
`40*8=320`

Hence, 40 gallons of water weighs 320 pounds.

Problem 2.

Height of Marcie = 0.97 meters

Height of Marcie's father = 1.84 meters

Her father is taller than =
`1.84-0.97=0.87`

So, Marcie's father is 0.87 meters taller than her.