Question

Elizabeth ships a gift through the mail. The gift weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces. She packs the gift in a shipping box with bubble wrap. The package weighs 12 pounds 4 ounces. How much does the shipping box and bubble wrap weigh?

Answer 1

3lbs 9 ounces

Explanation:

16 ounces in a pound

Answer 2

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Answer:

3 lb 9 oz

Explanation:

Sometimes, addition is easier than subtraction when it comes to finding the difference.

There are 16 ounces in a pound.

8 lb 11 oz + 5 oz = 9 lb

9 lb + 3 lb 4 oz = 12 lb 4 oz

To get from 8 lb 11 oz to 12 lb 4 oz, we have added ...

5 oz + 3 lb 4 oz

= 3 lb 9 oz . . . . weight of packing materials

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Or, you can do the subtraction in the usual way.

total weight = gift weight + packing weight

packing weight = total weight - gift weight

= (12 lb 4 oz) - (8 lb 11 oz)

= (12 lb -8 lb) + (4 oz -11 oz)

= 4 lb - 7 oz

packing weight = 3 lb 9 oz