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Solution to the cake question

Solution to the cake question.

The video here gives the solution to the questions in the previous step comparing the masses of two cakes

Have a go at another problem. For this question you need to know that 1lb = 454g and 14lbs = 1 stone.

There are three people from different countries which use different measurements to determine their mass. Work out which of the three is the heaviest: An Englishman with a mass of 13st 5lbs, an American with a mass of 191lbs or a Frenchman with a mass of 88.3kg.

The answer is in the video in the next step.

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