The net weight of a product is the total weight of the product without any packaging. It can be helpful to know how to read the net weight when reading a scale so you understand the weight of an item or substance without its packaging. It can be found by weighing the packaged substance, for instance breakfast cereal, and then weighing the package with the cereal removed.
- Digital food scale
- Plastic container
- Calculator
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Instructions
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Weigh the box of cereal on the digital food scale. For example, its gross weight is 2 lbs.
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Dump the cereal out of the box into a separate container.
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Weigh the intact packaging on the digital scale. This weight, which is the tare weight, is half a pound, or 8 oz.
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Convert the 2 lbs. gross weight to ounces, which is 32.
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Subtract 8 oz. from 32 oz. The net weight of the cereal according to the scale is 24 oz., or 1.5 lbs.