Question

A jar filled with water weighs 10 pounds. After 1/2 of water is poured out, the jar and the remaining water together weigh 5.5 pounds. What is the weight, in pounds, of the jar

Answer 1

the jar is one pound and can hold 9 pounds of liquid 9 /2 is 4.5 plus the pound of the jar is 5.5 therefore the jar weighs 1 pound

Answer 2

the jar is one pound and can hold 9 pounds of liquid  9 /2 is 4.5 plus the pound of the jar is 5.5  therefore the jar weighs 1 pound