Question

Josie has 4 books and a pencil box in her backpack. Each book weighs 12.235 ounces and the pencil box weighs 8.25 ounces. How much do the contents of Josie's backpack weigh?

Answer 1

57.55 ounces

Explanation:

Given data

Each book weighs 12.235 ounces

Hence the weight of 4 books is

=12.235x4

=49.3 ounces

Each pencil weighs 8.25 ounces

Hence the weight of 4 books is

=8.25x1

=8.25ounces

Total weight is

=49.3+8.25

=57.55 ounces