Question

San is using an industrial kitchen to bake several batches of his famous chocolate chip granola bars. He needs to weigh out 78 ounces of chocolate chips, plus or minus 2.5 ounces. Given the equation, |c-78|=2.5, find the minimum and maximum amount of c of chocolate chips that he can weigh out. Explain all steps and solve.

Answer 1

Explanation:

given that San weighs out 78 ounces

given that the margin is 2.5 ounces.

and also given that the formula is

|c-78|=2.5

maximum

the maximum ounces is= 78+2.5

the maximum ounces is= 80.5 ounces

minimum

the maximum ounces is= 78-2.5

the maximum ounces is= 76.5 ounces