Question

12. Anu always eats cereals for breakfast because
it provides a balanced nutritional start to the
day. On Monday, she eats 30% of a 1 kg box of
cereals. On Tuesday, she eats another 20% of the
remaining amount of cereal. How much cereal
remains after Tuesday's breakfast?​

Answer 1

1kg =1000 g

on Monday she ate 30 percent of 1 kg box of cereals

30 ÷100×1000=300g

1000g-300g = 700g

0n Tuesday, she ate 20percent of remaining amount of cereals .

20÷100 × 700= 140 g

700g - 140 g = 560g

Therefore, 560 g of cereals are left after Tuesday's breakfast.

Answer 2

after Tuesday's breakfast 560 grams of cereal remained