John is playing with a 4oz toy car. If Mary's toy car is 10x more but 4x less than John's. How much does Mary's toy car weigh?
what kind of math is this
John ----- 4 oz
Mary: 10 times more , so 40 oz
John: 4 times less ???? , poor way of phrasing it, why not say 1/4 of John's?
so 1 oz
Thank you. My teacher did this, not me so I don't know why she phrased it bad.
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To find out how much Mary's toy car weighs, we need to calculate the weight of John's toy car first.
Given that John's toy car weighs 4 ounces, Mary's toy car is both 10 times more and 4 times less than John's toy car.
If we consider the "10 times more," we multiply John's toy car weight by 10:
John's toy car weight (10 times more) = 4 oz * 10 = 40 oz.
If we consider the "4 times less," we divide John's toy car weight by 4:
John's toy car weight (4 times less) = 40 oz / 4 = 10 oz.
This means that John's toy car weighs 10 ounces.
Now, to find out how much Mary's toy car weighs, we know that Mary's toy car is 4 times less than John's.
Mary's toy car weight = John's toy car weight / 4 = 10 oz / 4 = 2.5 oz.
Therefore, Mary's toy car weighs 2.5 ounces.