Question

Jaya went to buy 5 kg of salt. She got two 3/4kg packet of salt. The rest of the salt she bought in 1/2 kg packets. How many 1/2kg packets did she buy?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

total kg coverd by 3/4 kg packets

=750×2=1.5 kg

5kg-1.5 kg=3.5

3.5÷1/2kg

3500g/500g

= 7packets of 1/2kg

Answer 2

She buy 7 packets of 1/2 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Jaya went to buy 5 kg of salt

She got two 3/4kg packet of salt.

So, Amount of salt in two packets of 3/4 kg = $2 \times \frac{3}{4}=1.5 kg$

The rest of the salt she bought in 1/2 kg packets.

Amount of salt packed in 1/2 kg(0.5kg) packets = 5 kg - 1.5 kg = 3.5 kg

So, She buy no. of packets of 1/2 kg = $\frac{3.5}{0.5}=7$

Hence She buy 7 packets of 1/2 kg

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