Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 "How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer. "32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager. So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 16 pounds?Okay, I'm pretty sure I got this wrong, but here's by best guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bonanova Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 8 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 16 pounds?Okay, I'm pretty sure I got this wrong, but here's by best guess. sorry, nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 "How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer. "32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager. So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh? x = 32 / (x/2) x = 64 / x x2 = 64 x = 8 (or -8...but obviously the potatoes don't weight negative weight...:c) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 8 pounds. x = 32 / (x/2) x = 64 / x x2 = 64 x = 8 (or -8...but obviously the potatoes don't weight negative weight...:c) ) good job both of you! you guys got it fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 2lbs."How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer. "32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager. So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 "How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer. "32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager. So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh? It weighed 8lbs. Not too hard, actually. Half of 8 is 4. 32/4=8. Is there another answer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 Is there another answer? Nope, you guys all got it the first time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted April 8, 2009 Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 "How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer. "32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager. So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh? well it would be like this 32/(X/2)=X 64/X=X X^2=64 x=+/- 8 X=8 8 pounds, simple algebra =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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"How much does this bag of potatoes weigh?" asked the customer.
"32 pounds divided by half its own weight" said the store manager.
So how much did the bag of potatoes weigh?
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