Jack mails 10 packages that each weigh the same amount. If the combined weigh of all 10 package is 67 1/2 pounds, how much does one package weigh? Show your work.​



Answer :

One package weighs 6.75 pounds.

In this question, we have been given Jack mails 10 packages that each weigh the same amount.

We need to find the weight of one packet.

Let each package weighs m pounds.

The combined weigh of all 10 package is 67 1/2 pounds.

So, we get an equation,

10m = 67.5

We solve above equation.

m = 67.5 / 10

m = 6.75 pounds

Therefore, one package weighs 6.75 pounds.

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