Question

A pile of 6 bricks weighs a total of 48 ounces . What is the average weight of one brick ?

Answer 1

A pile of 6 bricks weigh a total of 48 ounces. That means on the average, one brick would be 48 ounces divided into 6 places. This is shown below;

$\begin{gathered} 6\text{ bricks}=48\text{ ounces} \\ 1\text{ brick}=\frac{48}{6}\text{ ounces} \\ 1\text{ brick}=8\text{ ounces} \end{gathered}$

ANSWER:

The average weight of one brick is 8 ounces