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  • challenge question #1

    Cheryll Douglas (douglach@cmi.k12.il.us)
    Fri, 21 Feb 1997 10:52:13 -0600 (CST)

    If you wore a backpack that wieghed 2% of your body wieght, how
    heavy would your backpack be?

    We thought that our backpack would weigh 1.4 pounds. We figured
    that our average body weight was 70 pounds. Then we said 2% of 70 pounds
    would be 1.4 pounds.

    Cheryll Douglas
    Dr. Howard Elementary School
    Champaign, Il 61821