Stephanie, Mike, and Howard gather blackberries for their grandmother. Stephanie picks 438 pounds, Mike picks 2.5pounds, and Howard gathers 314pounds of blackberries. If they place all the blackberries in one bowl and divide the amount equally, how many pounds will each person give to their grandmother?
438+250+314=?
?÷3=?
? Is your answer
That is wrong, you could use a calculator.
Here is the work:
438 + 2.5 + 314 = 440.5 + 314 = 754.5
754.6/3...*using calculator*=251 or 252
Hope this helps!
To find out how many pounds each person will give to their grandmother, we first need to calculate the total weight of the blackberries.
The weight Stephanie picked is 438 pounds.
The weight Mike picked is 2.5 pounds.
The weight Howard gathered is 314 pounds.
To find the total weight, we can add these three values together:
Total weight = Stephanie's weight + Mike's weight + Howard's weight
Total weight = 438 pounds + 2.5 pounds + 314 pounds
Total weight = 754.5 pounds
Now that we know the total weight of the blackberries is 754.5 pounds, we can divide this weight equally among the three people to find out how many pounds each person will give to their grandmother.
To divide equally, we need to divide the total weight by the number of people. Since there are three people, we divide the total weight by 3:
Weight each person gives = Total weight / Number of people
Weight each person gives = 754.5 pounds / 3
Weight each person gives ≈ 251.5 pounds
Therefore, each person will give their grandmother approximately 251.5 pounds of blackberries.