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20 December, 23:08

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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  1. 20 December, 23:32
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    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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