5 boys were to carry a load of 2½kg. They shared the load equally. What is the weight of load carried by each boy?

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Ali Elgazar asked Mar 23, 2023

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5 boys were to carry a load of 2½kg. They shared the load equally. What is the weight of load carried by each boy?

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Ali Elgazar asked Mar 23, 2023

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Answer:

0.5 or 1/2

Explanation:

rhe total load is 2.5. so when we divide it by 5 we get 0.5 or 1/2

therefore each boy carry 0.5 weight of load

Anurag Sharma answered Mar 24, 2023

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Answer:

1/2 or 0.5 kg

Explanation:

This is a division problem.

See attached.

5 boys were to carry a load of 2½kg. They shared the load equally. What is the weight-example-1

Calumbrodie answered Mar 27, 2023

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