SOLUTION: a crate containing a puppy weighs 60 pounds, 5 ounces. The puppy weighs 43 pounds, 7 ounces. How much does the crate alone weigh?

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Question 880855: a crate containing a puppy weighs 60 pounds, 5 ounces. The puppy weighs 43 pounds, 7 ounces. How much does the crate alone weigh?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi

1 lb = 16oz  

60lb + 5oz =  59lb + 1 lb + 5oz =  59lb + 16oz + 5oz = 59lb, 21oz

 59lb + 21oz

-(43lb + 7oz)

 16lb + 14oz

crate alone weighs: 16lb, 14oz