Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321867327
ISBN 13: 978-0-32186-732-2

Chapter 9 - Measurement - 9.3 Measuring Weight and Temperature - Exercise Set 9.3 - Page 603: 63

Answer

a. 0.5 kg

Work Step by Step

A weight of 0.5 g is less than the weight of 1 tsp of water. Clearly a box of cereal is heavier than this weight. A weight of 0.5 t is hundreds of kilograms which is clearly too heavy for a box of cereal. A weight of 0.5 kg is the weight of half a liter of water. This seems like a good estimate for the weight of a box of cereal. The best estimate for the weight of a box of cereal is 0.5 kg
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