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    • Challenge Question #1

    kevin adams (bob1@knet.flemingc.on.ca)
    Sat, 1 Mar 1997 19:27:14 GMT

    We calculated the backpack for our weight by:
    -taking our weight and multiplying it by .02 (2%),
    -our answer was: 75 X .02 = 1.5.
    The back pack for our weight would weigh 1.5 pounds. In Canada,
    we use the metric system. Fifteen pounds = 6.8 kilos.
    (1 kilo = 2.2 pounds)

    Andrew Beatty & Scott McKenzie, gr. 5
    Bobcaygeon Public School
    Bobcaygeon, Ontario