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Ares J.

asked • 04/22/16

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A football weighs 14 ounces. A carton of footballs weighs 7 pounds. How many footballs are in a carton?

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Joshua Psalms T. answered • 04/22/16

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1 pound = 16 ounces

The footballs are 7 pounds = 7*16 = 112 ounces

1 football = 14 ounces

n footballs = 112/14 = 8

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Andrew M.

The fallacy of this problem is that it assumes the carton itself,

in an empty state, has no weight.

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04/23/16

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