Container W is 4 times as heavy as Container X. Container Y is 6.86 kg heavier than Container X. The total mass of Container W and Container X is 58 kg.
- What is the mass of Container X?
- What is the mass of Container Y?
(a)
Mass of Container X = 1 u
Mass of Container W
= 4 x 1 u
= 4 u
Mass of Container Y = 1 u + 6.86
Total mass of Container W and Container X
= 1 u + 4 u
= 5 u
5 u = 58
1 u = 58 ÷ 5 = 11.6
Mass of Container X
= 1 u
= 11.6 kg
(b)
Mass of Container Y
= 1 u + 6.86
= 11.6 + 6.86
= 18.46 kg
Answer(s): (a) 11.6 kg; (b) 18.46 kg