a technician measures the weights of some objects as 12.30z, 9.6 oz, 7.4oz, 11.6oz, 9.2oz, 13.0z, and 8.4oz. Find the total weight in pounds and ounces.
Add them all up to find the total weight in ounces.
To find total weight in pounds, divide that total by 16 since there are 16 ounces in one pound.
thanks John
To find the total weight in pounds and ounces, we need to convert each weight from ounces to pounds and then add them up.
Let's start by converting each weight from ounces to pounds:
12.30 oz = 12.30 / 16 = 0.76875 lbs
9.6 oz = 9.6 / 16 = 0.6 lbs
7.4 oz = 7.4 / 16 = 0.4625 lbs
11.6 oz = 11.6 / 16 = 0.725 lbs
9.2 oz = 9.2 / 16 = 0.575 lbs
13.0 oz = 13.0 / 16 = 0.8125 lbs
8.4 oz = 8.4 / 16 = 0.525 lbs
Now let's add all the weights in pounds:
0.76875 + 0.6 + 0.4625 + 0.725 + 0.575 + 0.8125 + 0.525 = 4.46875 lbs
Now, let's convert the remaining fraction part of the pounds to ounces:
0.46875 lbs * 16 = 7.5 oz
Therefore, the total weight is 4 pounds and 7.5 ounces.