Question

Mr. Hoya brought 5 watermelons from his grocery store. The watermelons weighed 8.25 pounds, 9.25 pounds, 8.875 pounds, 9.625 pounds and 10.75 pounds. At the party, 153 people each ate a 0.25 pound serving of watermelon. Was the amount of leftover watermelon less than, greater than, or equal to 8.5 pounds? Explain how to solve the problem.

Answer 1

The first thing we must do for this case is to find the total weight of the watermelons.
 We have then:
 $W = 8.25 + 9.25 + 8.875 + 9.625 + 10.75 W = 46.75 pounds$
 We now look for the amount of watermelons that people ate.
 We have then:
 $(0.25) * (153) = 38.25 pounds$
 Therefore, the amount of watermelon remaining is:
 $46.75 - 38.25 = 8.5 pounds$
 We note that the amount of watermelon remaining is equal to 8.5 pounds.
 Answer:
 the amount of leftover watermelon is: equal to 8.5 pounds

Answer 2

Answer:
The amount of leftover watermelon is equal to 8.5 pounds

Explanation:
1- getting the total weight of the watermelon:
The total weight of the watermelon will be the summation of the weights of the 5 watermelons he bought.
This means that:
Total weight = 8.25 + 9.25 + 8.875 + 9.625 + 10.75
Total weight = 46.75 pounds

2- getting the weight of the eaten watermelon:
We know that at the party, there were 153 people and each ate 0.25 of a pound of watermelon.
This means that:
amount eaten = 153 * 0.25
amount eaten = 38.25 pounds

3- getting the weight of the leftover:
weight of leftover = total weight - amount eaten
We have:
Total weight = 46.75 pounds
amount eaten = 38.25 pounds
Therefore:
weight of leftover = 46.75 - 38.25
weight of leftover = 8.5 pounds

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