a pan with four egges weighs 18 ounces. a pan with eight eggs weighs 24 ounces. what is the weight of the pan in ounces

Answer 1

To find the weight of the pan, we need to subtract the weight of the 4 or 8 eggs from the total weight given.

Weight of the pan with 4 eggs = 18 ounces
Weight of the pan = Total weight - Weight of the eggs
Weight of the pan = 18 ounces - weight of 4 eggs

Weight of the pan with 8 eggs = 24 ounces
Weight of the pan = Total weight - Weight of the eggs
Weight of the pan = 24 ounces - weight of 8 eggs

Since both equations are equal to the weight of the pan, we can set them equal to each other:
18 - weight of 4 eggs = 24 - weight of 8 eggs

Now we can solve for the weight of the pan:
18 - weight of 4 eggs = 24 - weight of 8 eggs
- weight of 4 eggs + weight of 8 eggs = 24 - 18
weight of 4 eggs - weight of 8 eggs = 6

Since the weight of 4 eggs is less than the weight of 8 eggs, we can assign a positive value to the difference:
weight of 8 eggs - weight of 4 eggs = 6

Therefore, the weight of the pan is 6 ounces.