Question

If the weight of 12sheets of thick paper is 40grams how many sheets of the same paper would weight 16 2/3 kilograms

Answer 1

weight of 12 sheets=40g


weight to be acquired=16 2/3 kg =50/3 kg


1 kg=1000g
50/3 kg=50000/3g


12 sheets=40g
X=50000/3g


on cross multiplying,

(50000 X 12)/3 = 40x
(50000 X 12)/(3 X 40) = x


x= 5000 sheets