Question

A pile of sand has a weight of 90kg.

The sand is put into a small bag , medium bag and large bag

in the ratio 2:3:7

work out the weight of the sand in each bag

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

total weight of a bag=90

ratio of weight is 2:3:7

a/q

2x+3x+7x= 90

12x= 90

2x= 15

x= 7.5

in small bag 2x= 2×7.5=15

in medium bag 3x= 3×7.5=22.5

in large bag 7x= 7×7.5= 52.5

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