Question

Rina lost her weight in the ratio 5:3 her original weight was 80 kg.what is her new weight?

Answer 1

let the old weight and new weight of Rina be  5x  and 3x respectively

given that old weight = 5x = 80 kg

x = 80/5 = 16

new weight = 3x = 3 × 16 = 48kg

hence new weight of rina = 48 kg