<em>Question:</em>
<em>If one basket contains five bottles each weighing 7 1/4 and the other basket has six apples each weighing 6 1/2 ounces. Which basket is heavier and by how much ?</em>
Answer:
The basket of bottles weighs more than the basket of apples by ounces
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Required
Determine which basket is heavy
and by how much?
First, we need the total weight of each basket.
For the bottles' basket
For the bottles' basket
By comparing both total weights,
Hence:
The basket of bottles weighs more than the basket of apples
Calculating the difference:
Hence:
It weighs more by ounces