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Ming De bought 57kg of sugar. He packed an equal amount of sugar into 6 bags and had 4kg of sugar left. What is the mass of sugar in each bag? Express your answer as a decimal correct to 2 decimal places.

 Nov 10, 2014

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We have

6x + 4 = 57         where x is the amount in each bag ...   subtract 4 from both sides...

6x = 53                divide both sides by 6

x = 53 / 6 = 8.83 kg in each bag

 

 Nov 10, 2014
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Best Answer

We have

6x + 4 = 57         where x is the amount in each bag ...   subtract 4 from both sides...

6x = 53                divide both sides by 6

x = 53 / 6 = 8.83 kg in each bag

 

CPhill Nov 10, 2014

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