Question

Raamya bought a cake weighing 279 g and cut into three piece. She gave one piece to her friend’s another piece to dusters and the remaining he kept for her family. When she weighed the first piece she found that it is 8g lighter than the second piece of 5g heavier than the third piece.How much did each of the three pieces weighed

Answer 1

Answer:

279/3=93

Step-by-step explanation:

X+(X+8)+(X-5)= 279

3X+3=279

X=276/3

X=92

1st piece=X=92

2nd piece=X+8=100

3rd piece=X-5=87

92+100+87=279