SOLUTION: If 6.5 apples makes one pound, and the weight of a box of apples is 40 pounds. what is the average weight of each apple ?

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Question 892081: If 6.5 apples makes one pound, and the weight of a box of apples is 40 pounds.
what is the average weight of each apple ?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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The weight of the box of apples has nothing to do with the problem.
Each apple weighs 1%2F6.5 of a pound.
A pound is 16 oz.
Divide 16 by 6.5 to find that the average apple weighs approximately 2.46 ounces.
Those are some pretty small apples!