Question

You have collected cans for a food drive. What is the total weight of all of the cans that are heavier than 9 ounces?

Answer 1

47 1/4 ounces/4

Step-by-step explanation:

From the chart:

`\begin{gathered} \text{2 cans have a weight of 9}(1)/(4)\text{ ounces} \\ \text{2 cans have a weight of 9}(1)/(2)\text{ ounces} \\ 1\text{ can have a weight of 9}(3)/(4)\text{ ounces} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the total weight of all of the cans that are heavier than 9 ounces​ will be:

`\begin{gathered} =(2*9(1)/(4))+(2*9(1)/(2))+9(3)/(4) \\ =18.5+19+9.75 \\ =47.25 \\ =47(1)/(4)\text{ ounces} \end{gathered}`