Question

The mass of a basket containing three balls was 3.64 kg. The mass of the same basket and five balls is 5.26 kg. Find the mass of the empty basket in kilograms?

Answer 1

1.21

Explanation:

5.26 - 3.64 = 1.62

1.62 ÷ 2 because the difference between 3 and 5 is two, the mass of one apple is 0.81 because 1.62 ÷ 2 = 0.81

so now we know one apple weights 0.81

if we multiply that 0.81 x 3 it will equal 2.43, so now the three apples alone wiegh 2.43...so now we look at the total weight of the whole basket with three apples, which is 3.64,

3.64 - the weigth of the apples (2.43)

3.64 - 2.43 = 1.21

the basket alone wieghts 1.21

Sorry if that was too long just want you to understand it