Question

An empty basket weights 1 3/4 kg. Mona put 2 1/2 kg of mangoes in the basket. What is the total weight of basket and the mangoes together

Answer 1

Given,

Weight of the empty basket = 1¾ kg

Weight of mangoes = 2½ kg

To find,

The total weight of the basket and mangoes.

Solution,

We can simply solve this mathematical problem by using the following mathematical process.

First of all, we have to simplify the given values for the sake of easier mathematical calculation.

weight of the empty basket = 1¾ kg = 7/4 kg

weight of the mangoes = 2½ kg = 5/2 kg

total weight = 7/4 + 5/2 = 7+10/4 = 17/4 = 4¼ kg

Hence, the total weight is 4¼ kg.