The total weight of a basket of 9 melons is 19 kilograms 250 grams. If basket weighs 1 kilogram 250 grams,and each melon had the same weighs,how much does each melon weigh?
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To find out how much each melon weighs, we first need to subtract the weight of the basket from the total weight of the basket with the melons.
The total weight of the basket with the melons is 19 kilograms 250 grams, and the weight of the basket is 1 kilogram 250 grams.
To calculate the weight of the melons, we subtract the weight of the basket from the total weight:
Total weight of melons = Total weight of basket with melons - Weight of basket
To subtract the weights, we start with the grams:
250 grams - 250 grams = 0 grams
Then, we subtract the kilograms:
19 kilograms - 1 kilogram = 18 kilograms
Therefore, the total weight of the melons is 18 kilograms + 0 grams = 18 kilograms.
To find the weight of each melon, we divide the total weight of the melons by the number of melons:
Weight of each melon = Total weight of melons / Number of melons
In this case, we have 9 melons:
Weight of each melon = 18 kilograms / 9 = 2 kilograms
So, each melon weighs 2 kilograms.