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  • 10-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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A pile of sand has a weight of 90kg.The same is put into a small bag, a medium bag and a large bag in the ratio of 2:3:7.Work out the weight of sand in each bag

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jcherry99
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  • 10-08-2018

Remark

This requires some sort of constant that each of the ratio members is multiplied by.

Call the constant x

Equation

2x + 3x + 7x = 90 Add the left hand side

Solution

12x = 90 Divide by 13

x = 90 /12

x = 7,5

Answer

2x = 2 * 7.5

2x = 15

3x = 22.5

7x = 52.5

Sum = 90 as it should be

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