Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321825535
ISBN 13: 978-0-32182-553-7

Chapter 4 - Decimals - Summary Exercises - Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Decimal Numbers - Page 296: 30

Answer

(a) heaviest is pumpkin lightest is strawberry (b) The weight difference is 1809.5 pounds.

Work Step by Step

(a) Heaviest is pumpkin because its weight contains the largest whole number. Lightest is strawberry because it is the only one less than one pound. (b) $1810 - 0.5$ = 1809.5
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