Question

Melissa buys a 10-pound box of apples. The box has 32 apples that are all identical. What is the weight of each apple in ounces?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

5 ounces = 0.3125. 0.3125 one apple. when you multiply 0.3125 x 32 you get 10. 10 is the amount in all so it would be 5.

Answer 2

Each apple weighs 5 ounces.

Explanation:

This question can be solved using rules of three.

Each pound has 16 ounces.

So a 10-pound box will have 16*10 = 160 ounces

The box has 32 apples that are all identical. What is the weight of each apple in ounces?

So 32 apples have 160 ounces. How much does each apple weighs?

32 apples - 160 ounces

1 apple - x ounces

`32x = 160`

`x = (160)/(32)`

`x = 5`

Each apple weighs 5 ounces.