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

the total weight of 6 pieces of butter and bag of sugar is 3.8 lb

lets name a piece of butter as x

there are 6 pieces of butter - then x * 6 = 6x

if we write an equation for the total cost

6x + bag of sugar = 3.8 lb

weight of bag of sugar = 1.4 lb

6x + 1.4 lb = 3.8 lb

6x = 3.8 - 1.4

6x = 2.4 lb

x = 2.4/6

x = 0.4 lbs

therefore weight of a piece of butter is 0.4 lbs