Question

A box contains 48 snack size bags of popcorn

•the weight of the box when it is empty is 5 ounces

•the weight of the box with all the bags of popcorn is 35 ounces

what is the weight in ounces of each bag of popcorn?

Answer 1

The answer should be 15/24 of an ouce beacause 35 minus 5 ounces because the box weighs 5 ounces when it is empty. Then, you need to do 30 dibided by to to get 30/48 which is reduced to 15/24.