Question

Anna is testing different weights of certain things. The bucket she is holding that is full of water weighs 5lbs. Anna weighs herself and she is 97 pounds. She then drinks all of the water out of the bucket and then weighs herself again. Now she weighs 104 pounds. If the bucket of water she held was only 5 pounds, how did Anna gain 7 pounds from drinking the water out of it?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Anna drank the water and holding the bucket, which weights 2 pounds, so:

• 97 + 5 + 2 = 104 pounds

Answer 2

Answer:

104 lbs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Anna's self  weight     = 97

Anna drank the water = 5

bucket weights            = 2      

                        total     = 104 lbs.