5 packets of different sizes have a total mass of 800g find their average mass.
You have 2 numbers. Do you think you should
add?
subtract?
multiply?
divide?
Which produces a reasonable answer?
no,subtract.(thats what i think)
Do you mean 800 - 5 = 795
That is not a reasonable answer. Try again.
OOHHH DIVISION
Yes, division!
hurray thanks star
To find the average mass of the 5 packets, we need to divide the total mass by the number of packets. In this case, the total mass is given as 800g, and there are 5 packets.
So, to find the average mass, we divide 800g by 5:
Average Mass = Total Mass / Number of Packets
Average Mass = 800g / 5
Average Mass = 160g
Therefore, the average mass of the 5 packets is 160 grams.