Question

The weight of 5 boxes of biscuits is 37.5 kg. How much does each package weigh on average?

• A. 7.5 kg
• B. 7.5kg
• C. 7 kg
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A 7.5 kg

$\text{Number of biscuit boxes}=5$

$\text{Wiegt of the boxes}=37.5kg$

$\text{Average weight}=\frac{\text{Total weight}}{\text{Number of boxes}}$

$\text{Average weight}=\frac{37.5}{5}$

$\text{Steps to solve}:37.5÷5$

Step 1: Count the number of digits after decimal point

Step 2: Ignore a decimal point and perform the lond division, as you would with whole numbers as follows

Step 3: Now place a decimal point back.
37.5 has 1 decimal places. So, place the decimal point 1 places to the left in the quotient 75.

So, the average of boxes 7.5 kg