An airline allows passengers 36 kilograms of luggage . Carl has to lower the weight of his bag by 25% to stay within the limit . How much did the suitcase weigh originally?

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An airline allows passengers 36 kilograms of luggage . Carl has to lower the weight of his bag by 25% to stay within the limit . How much did the suitcase weigh originally?

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the suit case originally weights 48 kg
.75x = 36x = 33/ .75 = 48

Punchagan answered Apr 2, 2018

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