Question

A crate full of oranges weighs 28.4 lb. If the empty crate weighs 3.75 lb. what do oranges alone weigh?

Answer 1

Given,

The weight of crate with full of oranges is 28.4 lb.

The weight of empth crate is 3.75 lb.

So,

The weight of oranges is,

Weight of oranges= weight of caret with orange- weight of emplty crate

$\begin{gathered} =28.4\text{ lb-3.75 lb} \\ =24.65\text{ lb} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the weight of the oranges is 24.65 lb.