Question

An empty box weighs 200 g. The box is filled with birthday party goody bags and it now weighs 6.2 kg. Each goody bag weighs 150 g. work out how many goody bags are inside the box

Answer 1

The number of goody bags inside the box=40

Explanation:

Given the box weighs 200g

given the weight each goody bag be 150g.

Let the number of goody bag be x

Also given that the weight of the bag Long with the goody bags is 6.2Kg.

We know that 1Kg =1000 g.

So total weight=
`6.2*1000`=6200g

Total weight=weight of the bag + the number of goody bags * the weight of each goody bag.

Now

6200=200+
`150*x`

`x=6000/150`=40

Therefore there are 40 goody bags