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by Tasheena Orelue - Monday, 28 October 2024, 11:15 AM
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In the grocery store, a trolley can hold 20 lbs of groceries. Starr put 12 lbs 8 oz of groceries on the trolley. How much more weight can the trolley hold?

Answer 1

To determine how much more weight the trolley can hold, we first need to convert everything into the same unit. The trolley can hold a total of 20 lbs.

Starr put on 12 lbs 8 oz of groceries. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, we need to convert the ounces to pounds:

8 oz ÷ 16 oz/lb = 0.5 lbs

Now we can add that to the weight Starr put on the trolley:

12 lbs + 0.5 lbs = 12.5 lbs

Now, we subtract the weight of the groceries from the total capacity of the trolley:

20 lbs - 12.5 lbs = 7.5 lbs

Thus, the trolley can hold an additional 7.5 lbs of groceries.