Homework Help: math

Posted by Lady on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 10:48am.

If you place one full container of flour on one pan of a balance scale and a similar container 3/4 full and a 1/3-pound weight on the other pan, the pans balance. How much does teh full container of flour weigh?

math - Damon, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 10:50am
1/4 container = 1/3 pound
4/4 container = 1 container = 4/3 pound
=
1 1/3 pound

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