A container packed with 3 bags of chicken powder weighs 6.06 kg. The same container when packed with 15 such bags of chicken powder weighs 27.06 kg.
- Find the mass of 3 bags of chicken powder in kg.
- Find the mass of the empty container in kg.
(a)
Let the mass of 1 container be 1 C.
Let the mass of 1 bag of chicken powder be 1 B.
1 C + 3 B = 6.06 --- (1)
1 C + 15 B = 27.06 --- (2)
(2) - (1)
12 B = 27.06 - 6.06
12 B = 21
1 B = 21 ÷ 12 = 1.75
Mass of 3 bags of chicken powder
= 3 x 1.75
= 5.25 kg
(b)
Mass of the empty container
= 6.06 - 5.25
= 0.81 kg
Answer(s): (a) 5.25 kg; (b) 0.81 kg