Question

A bag contains 12 1/2 kg flour. Two fifths of it was lost through a hole in the side. How much of it was lost

Answer 1

Amount of flour the bag contained=12 1/2=25/2 kg

amount of flour lost from the bag=2/5*25/2

                                                      =5

therefore the amount of flour that was lost is 5 kg

Answer 2

Answer:

5 kilograms of flour was lost from the bag.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that the bag contains 12 1/2 = 25/2 kg flour.

And two fifths of it was lost through a hole in the side. It means we need to find two fifths of the total flour to find how much lost.

$\frac{25}{2}\cdot\frac{2}{5}=5$

Therefore, this amount was lost from the bag.

Hence, 5 kilograms of flour was lost from the bag.