a pan with four egges weighs 18 ounces. a pan with eight eggs weighs 24 ounces. what is the weight of the pan in ounces
To find the weight of the pan, we need to subtract the weight of the 4 or 8 eggs from the total weight given.
Weight of the pan with 4 eggs = 18 ounces
Weight of the pan = Total weight - Weight of the eggs
Weight of the pan = 18 ounces - weight of 4 eggs
Weight of the pan with 8 eggs = 24 ounces
Weight of the pan = Total weight - Weight of the eggs
Weight of the pan = 24 ounces - weight of 8 eggs
Since both equations are equal to the weight of the pan, we can set them equal to each other:
18 - weight of 4 eggs = 24 - weight of 8 eggs
Now we can solve for the weight of the pan:
18 - weight of 4 eggs = 24 - weight of 8 eggs
- weight of 4 eggs + weight of 8 eggs = 24 - 18
weight of 4 eggs - weight of 8 eggs = 6
Since the weight of 4 eggs is less than the weight of 8 eggs, we can assign a positive value to the difference:
weight of 8 eggs - weight of 4 eggs = 6
Therefore, the weight of the pan is 6 ounces.