Five Plates Are Stacked and Weighed

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Short Answer

Five plates are stacked and weighed. Their total weight is 415 pounds. What is the average weight of each plate, in pounds?

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Definitions:

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

An Italian poet, editor, and the founder of the Futurist movement, advocating for the rejection of tradition, the embrace of modernity, technology, and speed, significantly influencing early 20th-century art and politics.

Futurist

A follower of Futurism, an early 20th-century art movement emphasizing speed, technology, youth, and violent change.

The Rite of Spring

A groundbreaking ballet and orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky that premiered in 1913, notable for its experimental approach to rhythm and dissonance.

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