Question

Laura bought apples to send to her friend Brad by mail. Because of mailing restrictions, the total mass of the apples cannot exceed 23 pounds. If the mass of each apple is 5 ounces, what is the maximum number of apples Laura can send?

A.72
B.73
C.74
D.75​

Answer 1

B 73

so I had four answer choices A 72 B 73 C 74 D 75 Someone had put that the answer was D . But, I had this same problem on my test I picked D and got it wrong. so clearly its not D. theses are medium apple's 1lb is 16oz I apple is 5oz 23lbs = 368oz 3 apples =15oz

take 368 and divided it by 5 you get 73.6

Answer 2

D. 75 bc it should be that