Question

Calculate the weight of one medium egg if a dozen medium eggs has an average weight of 21 ounces

Answer 1

Answer:

1.75 ounces

Explanation:

Divide 21 ounces by the number of eggs:

21/12 = 1.75

Answer 2

Answer: The weight of one medium egg is 1.75 ounce.

Explanation:

We are given:

Weight of dozen medium eggs = 21 ounces

We know that:

1 dozen = 12 eggs

Applying unitary method:

12 dozen medium eggs has a weight of 21 ounces

So, 1 medium egg will have a weight of $\frac{21}{12}\times 1=1.75$ ounce

Hence, the weight of one medium egg is 1.75 ounce.