Question

a scout troop is making care packages for soldiers. Each package has 126 grams of gronola, 245 grams of chocolate chip cookies , and 325 grams of nuts in it. if they have 16 care packages, what is the total weight of the food in all of the packages?

Answer 1

Answer: 11136 grams

≈ 11.14 kilograms  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, Each package has 126 grams of granola, 245 grams of chocolate chip cookies , and 325 grams of nuts in it.

Total weight of each package =  126 grams + 245 grams +  325 grams

= 696 grams

If they have 16 care packages, then total weight of packages = 16 x (Total weight of each package)

= 16 x 696 grams

=  11136 grams

≈ 11.14 kilograms   [ 1 kilogram = 1000 grams]