Without shoes, Morgan steps on a scale and weighs exactly 65 pounds.Morgan puts a pair of sneakers and holds a basketball that weighs 23 ounces. Now she weighs 68 1/4 pounds. How much does the shoe weigh? show your work.
The total with the basketball and herself is 66 and 7 ounces or 66 7/16. Then subtract 68 and 4 ounces minus 66 and 7 ounces to get 95/8 which reduces to 1 and 1/8 pounds
