Question

If a packet of salt weighs 0.875 Kg, then how much
would such 6 packets of salt weigh?​

Answer 1

Answer:

A packet weight of salt = 0.875 kg

needs find 6 packets weight = 0.875×6

The answer is 5.250 kg

Answer 2

Given:

A packet of salt weighs 0.875 Kg.

To find:

Weight of 6 packets of salt.

Solution:

If a packet of salt weighs 0.875 Kg, then 6 packets of salt weigh 5.25 Kg.

We can solve the above mathematical problem using the following mathematical approach.

According to the question, a packet of salt weighs 0.875 kg.

This can be written as -

1 Packet of salt ⇒ 0.875 Kg  

6 Packets of salt ⇒ ?

From this, we can deduce that:

Weight of 6 packets of salt will be = $\frac{6}{1}\times 0.875 = 5.25 Kg.$

Therefore, the weight of 6 packets of salt is 5.25 Kg.