Question

a box containis some chocolate. thw weight of the box and chocolate 360g. Alex eats 2/5 of the chocolate. the weight of the box and chocolate is now 248g. how much does the box weigh?

Answer 1

Answer: 80g

Step-by-step explanation:

we can write an equation for the weight of chocolate; 360-(2/5)x=248

when we solve that equation, we get x=280

since the total weight is 360, we can minus 280 from it to get the weight of the box

360-280=80