Question

there are 5 boxes in a cargo. The weight of the 1st box is 200 kg, the weight of the 2nd box is 20% higher than the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the 1st box weight. The 4th box which weighs 350 kg is 30% lighter than the 5th box. Find the difference in average weight of the 4 heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes.

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Step-by-step explanation:

 There are five boxes in a cargo hold. The weight of the first box is 200 kg and theweight of the second box is 20% higher than the weight of the third box, whose weight is 25% higher than the first box’s weight. The fourth box at 350 kg is 30% lighter than the fifth box. Find the difference in the average weight of the four heaviest boxes and the four lightest boxes.

1. 80 kg  

2. 75 kg

3. 37.5 kg  

4. 116.8 kg