Question

Learn A STORY OF UNITS Lesson 4 Homework Helper 4.2 5. Mikal's backpack weighs 4,289 grams. Mikal weighs 17 kilograms 989 grams more than his backpack. How much do Mikal and his backpack weigh in all?

Answer 1

We have that the backpack weighs 4,289 grams = 4.289 kg.

Since Mikal weigh 17.989, we have that the total weight is:

`17.989+4.289=22.278`

therefore, Mikal and his backpack weigh 22.278 kg