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Mathematics
Grade6
Easy
Question
Larry has 3 plastic bags weighing 9 lbs. 14 oz, and two bags each weighing 4 lbs. 2 oz. Total weight carried by Larry is _____________ ounces.
600
560
606
500
Hint:
Convert lbs to oz and add in ounces to find the total weight.
The correct answer is: 606
1lbs = 16oz 9lbs = 9 16 0z = 144oz, 9lbs 14oz = 144 +14 = 158, So weight of each plastic bag is 158 oz Weight of 3 plastic bags = Similarly 4lbs = 4 16 = 64, 4lbs 2oz = 64 +2 = 66oz Weight of 2 bags = Total weight = (474 + 132)oz = 606 oz. Total weight carried by Larry is 606oz.