Friday, March 11, 2011

Math problem solving-hard out! Geniuses only pls. haha!?

It doesn't take a genius. The original weight is 20.6 kg. When you subtract fifty apples, you get 11.8 kg. Therefore, fifty apples weigh 8.8 kg. Divide 8.8 kg by fifty apples and you get .176 kg per apple, or 176 grams. To find the weight of the basket, the best way would be to multiply .176 kg per apple by 100 apples, giving you a total apple weight of 17.6 kg. The rest is simple, take the total weight of 20.6 kg and subtract the total apple weight of 17.6 and you find that the basket weighs 3 kg

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