Annie and her girlfriend, Estella, were talking about how heavy their backpacks were as they prepared for a hike. They decided to weigh them to see which was heavier. Annie’s backpack weighed 18.2 lb. and Estella’s weighed 16.75 lb. How much heavier was Annie’s backpack?
To find out how much heavier Annie's backpack is, we need to subtract Estella's backpack weight from Annie's backpack weight: 18.2 lb - 16.75 lb = <<18.2-16.75=1.45>>1.45 lb.
Annie's backpack is 1.45 lb heavier than Estella's backpack. Answer: \boxed{1.45}.
To find out how much heavier Annie's backpack is compared to Estella's, we can subtract the weight of Estella's backpack from Annie's backpack.
The weight of Annie's backpack = 18.2 lb
The weight of Estella's backpack = 16.75 lb
To find the difference, we subtract:
Annie's backpack weight - Estella's backpack weight = Difference
18.2 lb - 16.75 lb = Difference
Calculating the difference:
18.2 lb - 16.75 lb = 1.45 lb
Therefore, Annie's backpack is 1.45 lb heavier than Estella's backpack.
To find out how much heavier Annie's backpack is, we need to subtract Estella's backpack weight from Annie's backpack weight.
Annie's backpack weight: 18.2 lb.
Estella's backpack weight: 16.75 lb.
To find the difference, subtract Estella's backpack weight from Annie's backpack weight:
18.2 lb - 16.75 lb = 1.45 lb
Therefore, Annie's backpack is 1.45 lb heavier than Estella's backpack.