Question

A pan with four eggs weighs 18 ounces. A pan with eight eggs weighs 24 ounces. What is the weight of the pan? (1 point)

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Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

6 oz.

To find the weight of the pan, you need to find the weight of just the eggs first.

If 4 eggs weigh 18 ounces, then each egg weighs 18/4 = 4.5 ounces.

If 8 eggs weigh 24 ounces, then each egg weighs 24/8 = 3 ounces.

The difference in weight between each egg is 4.5 - 3 = 1.5 ounces.

Since the pan contributes to this weight difference, the weight of the pan is half of the weight difference between the two pans, which is 1.5/2 = 0.75 ounces.

Therefore, the weight of the pan is 3 ounces (weight with 8 eggs) - 0.75 ounces = 2.25 ounces.