Question

Jamal has a pair of shoes that have a total mass of 960 grams and four identical books that have a total mass of 2 kilograms. Which has the greater mass : one shoe or one book use the drop down Menus to explain

One shoe has a mass of 950 divided _____ = _____ grams . One book has a mass of _____ divided 4 = _____ grams . So one _____ has a greater mass

Answer 1

Answer: One book has a greater mass.

Explanation:

Jamal has a pair of shoes with a total mass of 960 grams. This means that each shoe has a mass of:

960 grams ÷ 2= 480 grams per shoe.

Jamal also has four identical books with a total mass of 2 kilograms. Note that 1000 grams make a kilograms. Therefore 2 kilograms will be (2 × 1000 grams) = 2000 grams.

Each book will have a mass of:

2000 ÷ 4 = 500 grams per book.

One shoe has a mass of 960 divided 2 = 480 grams . One book has a mass of 2000 divided 4 = 500 grams . So one book has a greater mass.