Question

Tarzan's bag of stones weighs 5.83 pounds. He finds 2 stones that weigh the same as each other and adds them to the bag. Tarzan's bag now weighs 8.86 pounds. What is the weight, to the nearest tenth of a pound, of each stone added to the bag? (Only round your final answer.)

A) 1.515 pounds
B) 1.5152 pounds
C) 1.51515 pounds
D) 1.52 pounds

Answer 1

The weight of each stone added to the bag is A) 1.515 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the weight of each stone added to the bag, we need to subtract the initial weight of the bag from the final weight of the bag and divide the result by 2 (since there are two stones). So, 8.86 pounds - 5.83 pounds = 3.03 pounds. Then, 3.03 pounds ÷ 2 = 1.515 pounds. Therefore, option A) 1.515 pounds is the weight, to the nearest tenth of a pound, of each stone added to the bag.