Question

three rock climbers started a climb with each person carrying 7.8 kilograms of climbing equipment. A fourth climber with no equipment joined the group The group divided the total weight of climbing equipment equally among the four climbers

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Each climber is carrying 5.85 kg.

Explanation:

3 of the 4 climbers is carrying 7.8 kg each; this is 3(7.8) = 23.4 kg.

Dividing this equally among the 4 climbers, we have 23.4/4 = 5.85 kg each.

Answer 2

Each carried 1.95 kg weight

Explanation:

Given :Three rock climbers started a climb with each person carrying 7.8 kilograms of climbing equipment.

A fourth climber with no equipment joined the group The group divided the total weight of climbing equipment equally among the four climbers

To Find : How much did each carry ?

Solution :

Each person out of three is carrying weight = 7.8 kg

So, Total weight carried by 3 climbers =
`7.8 * 3 =23.4`

Now A fourth climber with no equipment joined the group

Total weight is divided among 4

So, weight carried by each climber =
`(7.8)/(4)=1.95`

Hence each carried 1.95 kg weight