Question

Xan and Katie are twins. Xan weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces, and Katie weighs 8 pounds 1 ounce. What is the difference, in ounces, between Xan and Katie's weight?

Answer 1

There is a difference of 24 ounces between Xan and Katie's weight.

Explanation:

Given:

Weight of Xan = 6 pounds 9 ounces

Wieght of Katie = 8 pounds 1 ounce.

We need to find the difference, in ounces, between Xan and Katie's weight.

Solution:

Now we know that;

1 pound = 16 ounces.

Weight of Xan =
`6 * 16 +9 = 105\ ounces`

Weight of Katie =
`8 * 16 +1 =129\ ounces`

Now to find the difference, in ounces, between Xan and Katie's weight we will subtract Weight of Xan in ounces from Weight of Katie in ounces.

framing in equation form we get;

Difference (ounces) =
`129 -105 = 24\ ounces`

Hence There is a difference of 24 ounces between Xan and Katie's weight.