Question

a soccer ball and 12 golf balls have a total mass of 1 kilogram. the mass of each golf ball is about 0.046 kilogram what is the mass of the soccer ball? explain your answer.

Answer 1

what you do is time the mass of the golf ball by how many you have
0.046×12=0.552
then take that away from the final amount to get your answer
1-0.552=0.448
therefore the soccer ball has a mass of 0.448 kg