Question

Sam volunteers at an animal shelter. He created a line plot to show the weights in pounds of the kittens at the

shelter
Weights of Kittens in Shelter

Pounds
What is the total weight of the kittens in the shelter? Enter your answer in the box
pounds

Answer 1

5 pounds

Explanation:

The line plot shows that we have 3 kittens with 1/2 pounds, 2 kittens with 1 pound and 1 kitten with 1 1/2 pound.

So, to find the total weight of the kittens in the shelter, we can multiply the number of kittens by their weights, and then sum then all:

Total weight = 3 * (1/2) + 2 * 1 + 1 * (1 + 1/2)

Total weight = 3/2 + 2 + 3/2 = (3 + 4 + 3)/2 = 10/2 = 5 pounds