Three bags contain 64.2 kg of sugar. The second bag contains 4/5 of the contents of the first and the third contains 45 ½%of what there is in the second bag. How much sugar is there in each bag
Solution:
Let the sugar in bag one = x kg
The second bag contains = 4x/5 kg = 0.8x kg
The third bag contains 91/2 % of 4x/5 = 0.364x Kg
x + 0.8x + 0.364x = 64.2
2.164x = 64.2
x = 30 kg (approx)
The first bag contains 30 kg, second bag contains 24 kg and the third bag contains 10.2 kg respectively
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Three bags contain 64.2 kg of sugar. The second bag contains 4/5 of the contents of the first and the third contains 45 ½%of what there is in the second bag. How much sugar is there in each bag
Summary:
Three bags contain 64.2 kg of sugar. The second bag contains 4/5 of the contents of the first and the third contains 45 ½%of what there is in the second bag. Therefore the first bag contains 30 kg, second bag contains 24 kg and the third bag contains 10.2 kg respectively
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