Question

Parcel B is 4 times as heavy as Parcel A. The total mass of Parcel A and Parcel B is 10 kg. How heavy is Parcel A?

Answer 1

Answer:

parcel a - 2kg

parcel b - 8kg

Answer 2

Answer:

let the weight of A be x

then B=4x

given, x+4x=10

then 5x=10

x=10/5

x=2kg or 2g

then weight of A = 2kg or 2g