Question

A local school donated canned goods to help the community. Cans were packed into boxes each weighing 16.4 pounds. The volunteers packed 9 boxes. How many total pounds of food did they collect? A. 97.6 B. 147.6 C. 976 D. 1,476

Answer 1

147.6 pounds of food

Explanation:

Each box weighed 16.4pounds, if the volunteers packed 9 boxes, we need to calculate the total pounds of food collected. Using the equality postulate;

1 box = 16.4 pounds

9 boxes = x pounds of food

Cross multiply;

1 * x = 9 * 16.4

x = 147.6 pounds of food

Hence the volunteers collected 147.6 total pounds of food