Question

If a container weighs 5 pounds emty and weighs 36.2 pounds with water what is the weight in pounds of the water in the container

Answer 1

31.2 pounds
We know that without anything in the container it will weigh 5 pounds. When we add the water the weight if the container itself does not change. this means we need to subtract the weight of the container from the total weight when the water is in the container

`36.2 - 5 = 31.2`