Question

Ms. Lynch needs to ship 89 boxes. 47 boxes weigh 150 pounds each. Each of the other boxes weighs 210 pounds. Mia says that all 89 boxes can fit into one container. She reasons that 47x150 is less than 7,500 and 42x210 is a little more than 8,000, so the sum of their weights should be less than 15,000. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

No . Mia states that the sum of the weights should be less than 15,000 .

Explanation:

42x150=7050

42x210=8820

7050 + 8820 = 15,870 which is not less than 15,000