Question

An airline charges more money for bags weighing over 50 50 pounds. Your bag weighs 45.83 45.83 pounds. How much more weight can you put in your bag before it reaches 50 50 pounds?

Answer 1

Increase in Weight= 4.17 pounds

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Total weight= 50 pounds

Current weight= 45.83 pounds

To calculate the weight in pounds that we can incorporate in the bag, we need to use the following formula:

Increase in Weight= total weight - current weight

Increase in Weight= 50 - 45.83

Increase in Weight= 4.17 pounds