37 pumpkins each weigh 48 ounces.

Distributed into 3 baskets:

- The weight of basket A is 3 times the weight of basket C.
- Basket B is twice the weight of basket C.
- Basket C is 140 ounces empty.

What is the total weight of basket C with pumpkins in it?

37 * 48 = 3 * (c - 140 )+ 2 *(c - 140 ) + ( c - 140 ) => 37 * 48 = 6 * ( c - 140 ) => 37 * 48 / 6 = c - 140 => 37 * 8 = c - 140 => 296 = c - 140 => c = 296 + 140 => c = 436 ounces.

Answered by crisforp | 2024-06-24

To find the total weight of basket C with pumpkins, we calculated that basket C weighs 436 ounces including the 140 ounces of its empty weight. The total weight of all 37 pumpkins is 1776 ounces, which is accounted for in the weight distribution across the baskets. Therefore, basket C holds 436 ounces including pumpkins.
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Answered by crisforp | 2024-12-26