Question

Pedro's book weighs 19/4 pounds. Blanca's book weighs 17/7 pounds. Use estimation to determine about how much more Perdro's book wweighs than Blanca's.

A 1lbs
Sorry I meant math.
B 2lbs

C 6lbs
D 7lbs

Answer 1

2pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Weight of Pedro's book =
`(19)/(4)` pounds

Weight of Blanca's book =
`(17)/(7)` pounds

Unknown:

How much more does Pedro's book weigh more than Bianca's book ?

Solution:

To Solve this problem, let us convert the fractions to decimal;

Weight of Pedro's book = 4.75 pounds

Weight of Bianca's book = 2.43 pounds

Differences = 4.75pounds - 2.43 pounds

= 2.32 pounds

Estimating gives 2pounds