Question

Weight of Sea Glass in Jars

2 2 2 1 11 12 12 2 24 22 24 3 37 22
Weight in Pounds
Mason loves collecting sea glass from the beach. He recorded the weight of
each jar full of sea glass. If he decided to distribute the sea glass equally among
the jars, how much would each Jar weigh?
pounds
(Write mixed numbers as x y/z.)

Answer 1

`Average = 12(4)/(7)\ lb`

Explanation:

Given

Number of jars = 14

Weights = 2, 2, 2, 1, 11, 12, 12, 2, 24, 22, 24, 3, 37, 22 in pounds

Required

What is the weight of each jar if the sea glass is evenly distributed

What this question implies is that, the average weight of the sea glass is calculated;

`Average = (Sum\ of\ weights)/(Number\ of\ jars)`

`Average = (2+ 2+ 2+ 1+ 11+ 12+ 12+ 2+ 24+ 22+ 24+ 3+ 37+ 22)/(14)`

`Average = (176)/(14)`

`Average = 12(8)/(14)`

Divide the numerator and denominator by 2

`Average = 12(4)/(7)`

Hence, the weight of each jar would be
`12(4)/(7)\ lb`