Question

The total weight of 6 pieces of butter and a bag of sugar is 3.8 lb. If the weight of the bag of sugar is 1.4 lb, what is the weight of each piece of butter?

Answer 1

Do you know how to start? c:

Answer 2

Thanks! So what do I have to do?

Answer 3

Alright, so you have the total amount of weight the pieces of butter AND the bag of sugar. But you want to just find the amount EACH piece of butter weighs. We already have the weight of the bag of sugar, which is 1.4 lbs. The total amount is 3.8 lbs.

So first, what do you think we should do? :)

Answer 4

I think you should divide

Answer 5

Nope, not divide. Since we have the weight of the sugar already, which is part of the total amount, we should subtract because we're trying to find the weight of the pieces of butter. Understand or not really? c:

Answer 6

ooooooooooohhhhhhh! So you are saying I have to subtract.

Answer 7

Thanks a lot!
By the way which grade are you in?

Answer 8

I'm in 11th c: You're probably in like 7th or 8th, right?

Answer 9

no way!!!!!!

Answer 10

I am in 5th

Answer 11

Oh wow, you're still really young lol :)


You're not done with the problem though, there's more lol .

Answer 12

what!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 13

there is more?

Answer 14

I was born in 2005

Answer 15

Yup lol. Do you know what to subtract? c:

Answer 16

kind of.

Answer 17

3.8 divided by 1.4?

Answer 18

That problem was in my math homework.

Answer 19

We should subtract 1.4 from 3.8 because we want to take away the weight of the sugar, which is 1.4, from the total amount of weight, which is 3.8 :)

Answer 20

And what do you get when you subtract them? :)

Answer 21

2.4 lb.

Answer 22

Correct!

So you got the sugar weight out of the way. So what we have left is the 6 pieces of butter, meaning 2.4= 6 pieces of butter. What should we do now? :)

Answer 23

divide?

Answer 24

I am not sure

Answer 25

Yes, divide! You would divide because you have to find out what EACH piece weights. So you will divide 2.4 into each piece of butter.

Can you do that? :)

Answer 26

0.4?

Answer 27

sup vatos

Answer 28

who?

Answer 29

what do you need sweetheart

Answer 30

Yes, correct! :)

Answer 31

im playin btw

Answer 32

what grade are you in?

Answer 33

e wrong way

Answer 34

huh?

Answer 35

dont take it the wrong way

Answer 36

This is a 5th grader, don't be mean lol

Answer 37

let me guess, 11th right?

Answer 38

By the way i am only in 5th grade

Answer 39

ohh so sorry

Answer 40

im in 7th im so soo sorry forgive me forgive me

Answer 41

why?

Answer 42

Lol rude dude cx

Answer 43

cuz im being a total... you know what i mean a a a jerk something like that idk why am i sorry realy

Answer 44

Yay!!!!!!!!!! this exciting!!!!!!!! I am talking to big girls!!!!!!!!!

Answer 45

ur a boy right

Answer 46

He's a guy xD lololololol

Answer 47

who r u calling a girl lol

Answer 48

no, I am girl.

Answer 49

ohh i thought he was somje lil perverted kid that likes seening big girls yea nasty but your cleen ur a good girl

Answer 50

your like ten huh

Answer 51

brb

Answer 52

yeah I am ten

Answer 53

back lol

Answer 54

Awwwe, you're in my little sisters's grades c:

Answer 55

Are you a boy are a girl?

Answer 56

Any of you.

Answer 57

I'm a girl lol c:

Answer 58

ima boy

Answer 59

oh

Answer 60

lol what does it look like to u lolwait do i accually look like a girl

Answer 61

hahaha
XD

Answer 62

sup

Answer 63

lol stay away from boys, they'll mess up your life xD Go through school and get yourself in college or a university. Dream big girly c: lol I feel like I'm talking to my sister ^u^

Answer 64

why

Answer 65

I don't really know, you just remind me of them. There's two by the way, they're twins too lol c:

Answer 66

okay its getting late, i will talk to you tommorow

Answer 67

bye!

Answer 68

Bye girly! :)

Answer 69

bye!