Question

Zachary has a container of worms for fishing.

When empty, the mass of the container is 225 grams. With the worms in
it, the container has a total mass of 751.4 grams. Each worm has a mass
of 11.2 grams. How many worms are in the container? Write and solve an
equation to model this situation.

Answer 1

there are 47 worms in the container

Explanation:

empty container- 225 g.

full container- 751.4 g.

1 worm- 11.2 g.

equation

(751.4-225)/11.2

751.4-225= 526.4

526.4/11.2= 47 worms