20 copies of the school yearbook together weigh 50 lb. What is the weight of each book?
How do I set this up?
20 copies = 50 lbs
1copy = x lbs
50/20 = x/1
50/20=2.5lb
Twenty copies of the school yearbook togther weigh 50 lb. what is the weight of each book
To set up this problem, you can use a simple equation. Let's call the weight of each book "x." Since there are 20 copies of the school yearbook, multiplying the weight of each book by 20 should give the total weight of all the books.
So, we have the equation:
20x = 50
Now, we can solve for x to find the weight of each book.