Question

A typical watermelon weighs 6.2 x 10^3 g and a typical cantaloupe weighs 2.1x 10^3 g. How much more does a watermelon weigh than a cantaloupe?

Answer 1

A typical watermelon weighs 6.2 x 10^3 g

Weight of the watermelon 6.2 x 10 ^3g

a typical cantaloupe weighs 2.1x 10^3 g

Weight of the cantaloupe = 2.1 x 10^3g

The difference between the weight of the watermelon and cantaloupe;

`\begin{gathered} \text{Difference in the weight = Watermelon weight - Cantaloupe weight} \\ \text{Difference in weight = 6.2}*10^3-2.1*10^3 \\ \text{Difference in weight = }(6.2-2.1)*10^3 \\ \text{Difference in weight =}4.1*10^3 \\ \text{Difference in weight =}4100 \end{gathered}`

Watermelon weight 6.2 x 10^3 > Cantaloupe Weight

Thus, watermelon weight is more than Cantaloupe by 4100g