Two bags had 100 kilograms of sugar each. after taking out 3 times as much sugar from bag one than bag two, bag one had half as much sugar left as bag two. how much sugar is left in each bag?

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Jocelynn Gallagher

Mathematics

16 July, 03:24

Two bags had 100 kilograms of sugar each. after taking out 3 times as much sugar from bag one than bag two, bag one had half as much sugar left as bag two. how much sugar is left in each bag?

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Allyson Thompson · Answer 1

Allyson Thompson 16 July, 03:33

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Bag one 40 bag two 80

London Barr · Answer 2

According to the given statement, we can get the equation:

50 - 3x = 1/2 (50-x)

where x = amount removed from bag two, 3x removed from bag one

Then we multiply both sides by 2 (to eliminate the ½)

100-6x = 50-x

Add 6x to both sides

100 = 50-5x

Then subtract 50 from both sides

50=5x

Lastly, divide by 5

10=x

Therefore 10 kg of sugar was removed from bag 2

further, 3x = 30, so 30 kg of sugar was removed from bag 1.

50-30=20 kg remaining in bag 1.

50-10=40 kg remaining in bag 2.