Question

The mass of 1 bag of potatoes is 500 g.
3 such bags of potatoes are 475 g lighter than a bottle of oil.
(a) What is the mass of 3 bags of potatoes?
(b) What is the mass of the bottle of oil?
Give your answer in kilograms and grams.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) What is the mass of 3 bags of potatoes?

(1 bag of potatoes -> 500g)

= 500g x 3 = 1500g (1 kg 500g)

(b) What is the mass of the bottle of oil?

(Keyword -> 3 such bags of potatoes are 475 g lighter than a bottle of oil)

(3 bag of potatoes -> 1500g)

= 1500g + 475g = 1975g (1 kg 975g)