Bernard is helping his mom carry groceries. The bag he is carrying has everything they need to make spaghetti for dinner tonight. It has 16 ounces of spaghetti, 32 ounces of tomato sauce, and 1 pound of ground beef. How many pounds does his bag of groceries weigh? Pounds

Total pounds= 4 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

16 ounces of spaghetti

32 ounces of tomato sauce

1 pound of ground beef.

We need to use the following proportion:

1 pound= 16 ounces

Total ounces= 16 + 32= 48 ounces

Total pounds= (48/16) + 1

Total pounds= 4 pounds

37/3

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

7x+8(x+

1

4

)=3(6x−9)−8

7x+(8)(x)+(8)(

1

4

)=(3)(6x)+(3)(−9)+−8(distribute)

7x+8x+2=18x+−27+−8

(7x+8x)+(2)=(18x)+(−27+−8)(combine like terms)

15x+2=18x+−35

15x+2=18x−35

tep 2: subtract 18x from both sides.

15x+2−18x=18x−35−18x

−3x+2=−35

step 3: subtract 2 from both sides.

−3x+2−2=−35−2

−3x=−37

step 4: divide both sides by -3.

−3x

−3

=

−37

−3

x=

37

3