Question

Coach Trevor packs a bag with 16 basketballs and footballs. The rato of basketballs to footballs is 5 : 3. Basketballs weigh 22 ounces, and footballs weigh 16 ounces, How much does the basketballs and footballs weigh in all?

Answer 1

Answer: 316 ounces

Explanation:

5 + 3 = 8 (This tells us that there are a total of 8 "parts" in the ratio)

16/8 = 2 (Each part has a total of 2 balls)

2*5 = 10 basketballs

2*3 = 6 footballs

10 basketballs * 22 ounces = 220 ounces

6 footballs * 16 ounces = 96 ounces

Total = 220 + 96 = 316 ounces

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