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A geologist had two rocks on a scale that weighed 4.6 kilograms together.Rock A was 0.5 of the total weight.How much did rock A weigh?

A geologist had two rocks on a scale that weighed 4.6 kilograms together.Rock A was 0.5 of the total weight.How much did rock A weigh?
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A geologist had two rocks on a scale that weighed 4.6 kilograms together.Rock A was 0.5 of the total weight.How much did rock A weigh?

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part +part = whole
?+.5=4.6
4.6-0.5=4.1
rock A weighs 4.1 kilos
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