Question

Veronica, a flour dealer has 86 sacks of flour in her storage room. She sold 59 kilos. If one sack has 50 kilos, what part of her stocks was sold? How many sacks are left in her storage room?

Answer 1

Answer: She sold 1.37% of her stock.

84.82 sack are left in her storage room.

Step by step solution:

No. of flour sacks: 86

Weigh of one sack: 50kgs

•°• on selling 59kgs, she sold=

$\frac{59}{86 \times 50}$

$\frac{59}{4300 }$

59:4300 part of her stock was sold.

$100\% \times \frac{59}{4300}$

=1.37% of her stock she sold.

Now,

No. of sacks left in her storage:

$86 - \frac{59}{50}$

=86-1.18

=84.82