Question

A grain trader buys the following amounts from three suppliers: 3,200 pounds, 5,100 pounds and 700 pounds. What is the total weight of his purchase?

Answer 1

The answer is 9000 pounds

Explanation:

To calculate the total weight of his purchase, you should sum the weight bought from each supplier. Lets rewiew the weight bought from each supplier:

• Supplier 1=3200 pounds
• Supplier 2=5100 pounds
• Supplier 3= 700 pounds

`Total weight=3200+5100+700`

`Total weight=9000 pounds`

Answer 2

Answer:9,000 pounds.

Explanation:

1. You know that the grain trader buys from three suppliers: 3,200 pounds, 5,100 pounds and 700 pounds.

2. Then, to calculate the total weight of his purchase you only need to add the pounds shown in the problem, as you can see below:

`purchase=9,000pounds`