Answer:
A : 224 pounds. B : 21.43 ''stone''.
Step-by-step explanation:
given:
In English weight units a "stone" is equal to 14 pounds.
Question asked:
A. If a man weighs 16 stone, how many pounds does he weight?
B. How many stone does an 300 lb offensive lineman weight?
Solution:
A.
By unitary method:
As given, 1 "stone" is equal to 14 pounds.
A man weighs 16 stone = [tex]14 \times16=224\ pound[/tex]
Therefore, a man weighs 16 stone is equals to 224 pounds.
B.
Given:
Offensive lineman weight = 300 pound
By unitary method:
14 pounds = 1 "stone"
1 pound = [tex]\frac{1}{14}[/tex]
300 pounds = [tex]\frac{1}{14}\times300=\frac{300}{14} =21.43[/tex] ''stone''.
Therefore, weight of an offensive lineman is 21.43 ''stone''.
