A box of granola weighs 18 ounces a box of corn flakes weighs 7/9 as much as the granola.

Do the corn flakes weigh more or less than 18 ounces?

How much do the corn flakes weigh?

The box of corn flakes weighs less than the granola. 7/9 indicates that if the granola was broken up into 9 even parts and the corn flakes were divided into parts of the same size, the corn flakes would only have 7 parts. 18 / 9 = 2 so that means for every part it equals 2 ounces. 7 x 2 = 14 There are 14 ounces of corn flakes.