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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-10-16

A baseball must weigh not less than 5 ounces nor more than 5.25 ounces.

A. A baseball weighs 5.41 ounces. How much heavier than the maximum weight is this?

B. A baseball weighs 4.37 ounces. How much lighter than the minimum weight is this?

Please show your work.

Asked by Elirub5

Answer (2)

A. If a basball weighs 5.41 ounces and the maximum is 5.25 ounces, then the ball is heavier by 5.41 - 5.25 = 0,16 ounces.
B. If a baseball weighs 4.37 ounces and the minimum is 5 ounces, then the ball is lighter by 5 - 4.37 = 0,63 ounces.

Answered by SlowZasob | 2024-06-10

The baseball weighing 5.41 ounces is 0.16 ounces heavier than the maximum permissible weight of 5.25 ounces. Meanwhile, the baseball weighing 4.37 ounces is 0.63 ounces lighter than the minimum permissible weight of 5 ounces.
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Answered by Anonymous | 2024-12-26

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