Question

A bag of oregano weighs m grams2 bags of pepper weigh n grams if m =200 and n = 300 what's the difference in weight?

Answer 1

a) Difference in the weight of 3 bags of oregano and a bag of pepper.

We know that 3 bags of oregano would be: 3m

And for a bag of pepper would be n/2.

Then, the difference between them;

$(3m-\frac{n}{2})\text{ grams}$

b) By the information given:

If m =200 and n=300.

$\begin{gathered} \Delta w=3(200)-\frac{300}{2} \\ \Delta w=600-150 \\ \Delta w=450\text{ grams} \end{gathered}$