Question

A box of nutmeg weighs 1.56 grams. if there are 22 teaspoons of nutmeg in the box, how much does one teaspoon of nutmeg weigh? (round your answer to the nearest thousandth.)

Answer 1

Your answer would be 0.07

Answer 2

Answer:  One teaspoon of nutmeg weighs 0.07 kilogram.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a box of nutmeg weighs 1.56 grams. if there are 22 teaspoons of nutmeg in the box.

We are to find the weight of one teaspoon of nutmeg.

We will be using the UNITARY method for solving the given problem.

We have

Weight of  teaspoons of nutmeg =  1.56 kilograms.

So, weight of 1 teaspoon of nutmeg will be

$\dfrac{1.56}{22}=0.07~\textup{kilogram}.$

Thus, one teaspoon of nutmeg weighs 0.07 kilogram.