Mrs. Yamaguchi's class weighed the potatoes that they grew in their garden and recorded the data in a table. What are the least and greatest weights of the potatoes in the data set?

Question

weights of potatoes (in pounds)
The least weight is Choose pounds and the greatest weights is Choose pounds.

1. Choose: One sixteenth, one eighth, one fourth, three eighths.
2.Choose: one half, five eighths, three fourths, seven eighths.

Answer 1

To determine the least and greatest weights of the potatoes in Mrs. Yamaguchi's class, you can choose from the following options provided:

Least weight:
From the first set of options:

• One sixteenth (1/16)
• One eighth (1/8)
• One fourth (1/4)
• Three eighths (3/8)

The least weight is one sixteenth (1/16) pounds.

Greatest weight:
From the second set of options:

• One half (1/2)
• Five eighths (5/8)
• Three fourths (3/4)
• Seven eighths (7/8)

The greatest weight is seven eighths (7/8) pounds.

So to summarize:
The least weight is one sixteenth pounds, and the greatest weight is seven eighths pounds.