Container A is 4 times as heavy as Container B. Container C is 7.75 kg heavier than Container B. The total mass of Container A and Container B is 46 kg.
- What is the mass of Container B?
- What is the mass of Container C?
(a)
Mass of Container B = 1 u
Mass of Container A
= 4 x 1 u
= 4 u
Mass of Container C = 1 u + 7.75
Total mass of Container A and Container B
= 1 u + 4 u
= 5 u
5 u = 46
1 u = 46 ÷ 5 = 9.2
Mass of Container B
= 1 u
= 9.2 kg
(b)
Mass of Container C
= 1 u + 7.75
= 9.2 + 7.75
= 16.95 kg
Answer(s): (a) 9.2 kg; (b) 16.95 kg