Question

An empty box weighs 2 and 1/4 pounds. It is then filled with 16 and 2/3 pounds of furit. What is the weight of the box when it is full

Answer 1

the answer is 18.916 in decimal form 

Answer 2

The weight of the box when empty is
`2(1)/(4)`

Now
`2(1)/(4)=(9)/(4)`

Also the weight of the fruits filled in the box is
`16(2)/(3)`

Now
`16(2)/(3) =(50)/(3)`

The total weight of the box shall be

`(9)/(4)+(50)/(3)`

Making denominators equal we get

`(27)/(12)+(200)/(12) =(227)/(12)`

Converting to mixed fraction we get

`(227)/(12) =18(11)/(12)`

Hence the total weight of the box when full is
`8(11)/(12)`

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