Question

If the weight of 12 sheets of thick paper is 40 grm.How many sheets of the same paper would weight 2.5 kilo grm. [Ratios and Proportions]​

Answer 1

Answer:

number of sheets is 750

Step-by-step explanation:

Given weight of 12 sheets is 40 grams

⟹ weight of each sheet is

12

40

=

3

10

grams

Let the number of sheets that weight 2

2

1

kg be x

as we know that

weight of x sheets is

3

10

x grams

⟹

3

10

x=2

2

1

×1000

⟹x=

10

3

×

2

5

×1000=750

So number of sheets is 750