Packing the Right Answer, Fourth Grade

19.8 lbs.

18.05 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



19.5 lbs.

19.35 lbs.




18.9 lbs.

       













Here's your challenge fourth grade...you're going to really have to do some thinking to solve my problem!

Elena, Joe, Owen, Samantha, and Grant have weighed their backpacks.

• Elena's backpack weighs the most.
• Owen's backpack weighs 0.45 lb less than Joe's backpack.
• Samantha's lunch weighs 1.5 lb. With that lunch out of the backpack, the backpack weighs 16.55 lb.
• Grant's backpack weighs more than Owen's.

How much does each person's backpack weigh?