Ariana is shipping 8 bags of granola to a customer. Each bag weighs 22 ounces and the maximum weight she can ship in one box is

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10 pounds 5 ounces. She makes the calculations at the right and decides that she can ship the bags in one box. Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.

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Anuta_ua [19.1K] · Answer 1 · 2022-11-17T12:59:35+03:00

Ariana cannot ship all the bags in one box.

Ariana will be sending 8 bags which will weigh a total of:

= 22 ounces x 8

= 176 ounces

You need to convert this to pounds to see if it will fit in the box:

<em>1 pound = 16 ounces </em>

176 ounces in pounds is therefore:

= 176 / 16

= 11 pounds

The box can only take 10 pounds and 5 ounces which is less than the 11 pounds the bags weigh.

Ariana cannot ship all the bags in one box.