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30 July, 11:52

If five potatoes together have a mass of one kilogram and eight pears together have a mass of 1200 grams, which has the greater mass a potato or a pear? explain

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  1. 30 July, 12:56
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    1kg = 1000 grams

    Use division:

    1000 / 5 = 200 - > 1 potato weighs 200 grams.

    1200 / 8 = 150 - > 1 pear weighs 150 grams

    Thus a potato has a greater mass than a pear.
  2. 30 July, 13:55
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    We know that five potatoes together have a mass of one kilogram and eight pears together have a mass of 1200 grams.

    5 potatoes = one kilogram

    eight pears = 1200 grams

    To solve the problem we have to convert 1 kilogram into grams.

    1 kilogram = 1000 grams

    Now we have

    5 potatoes = 1000 grams

    eight pears = 1200 grams

    The next step is to use division:

    1000 : 5 = 200 - > 1 potato weighs 200 grams.

    1200 : 8 = 150 - > 1 pear weighs 150 grams

    Therefore a potato has a greater mass than a pear.
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