Question

"Jacob's backpack weighs 8 kilograms. Emma's backpack weighs 23 as much as Jacob's backpack. Which is a correct estimate of the weight of Emma's backpack?"

A) 15 kilograms
B) 23 kilograms
C) 168 kilograms
D) 184 kilograms

Answer 1

Emma's backpack weighs 23 times as much as Jacob's backpack, so the correct estimate of the weight of Emma's backpack is 184 kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

Emma's backpack weighs 23 times as much as Jacob's backpack. Since Jacob's backpack weighs 8 kilograms, we can calculate the weight of Emma's backpack by multiplying 8 by 23. This gives us 184 kilograms. Therefore, the correct estimate of the weight of Emma's backpack is 184 kilograms (D).