Question

The weight of a piece of raw silk that is 100 yards long by 1.25 yards wide (standard width) is about 38 pounds. The weight of an equal amount of habutai silk is about 12 pounds. If katharine bought pieces of raw silk and habutai silk that were both 12.5 yards long, how much would they weigh together show your work pls

Answer 1

The total weight of the two pieces together is 6 pounds.

How much would the two pieces weigh together?

A piece of raw silk that is 100 yards long by 1.25 yards wide weights 38lb.

Then, a piece that is 12.5 yards long (and still 1.25 yards wide) will weight:

M = (12.5/100)*38lb = 4.75 lb

And a piece of habotai silk that is 100 yards long by 1.25 yards wide weights 12lb.

Then, a piece that is 12.5 yards long will weigh:

M' = (12.5/100)*12lb = 1.5 lb

If we add these two, we get a total weight of:

M + M' = 4.5lb + 1.5lb = 6lb

The total weight of the two pieces together is 6 pounds.

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