Question

L. Extend Your Thinking Dave is packin

fruit in baxes. He wants to put the
same number of apples, pears, and
oranges in each box. An apple has a
mass of 250 grams, a pear has a mass
of 350 grams, and an orange has a mass
of 400 grams. The filled boxes must
have a mass no greater than 5 kilograms.
How many of each fruit can Dave put in
each box without excee nding 5 kilograms!

Answer 1

Dave can put 5 of each fruit into each box without exceeding 5 kilograms.