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The mass of 12 packets of flour and 8 packets of salt is 19 kg. When 7 packets of flour are removed, the mass became 9.9 kg. Find the mass of each packet of salt in kilogram.​

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Answer:

1.235 kg

Explanation:

Let's assume that each packet of flour and salt weighs the same.

When we remove 7 packets of flour, we are left with 5 packets of flour and 8 packets of salt. The total number of packets is 13 and their total mass is 9.9 kg.

Therefore, the average mass of each packet is 9.9 kg ÷ 13 = 0.76 kg.

Since we know that 12 packets of flour and 8 packets of salt have a total mass of 19 kg, we can subtract the mass of the 12 packets of flour (12 × 0.76 kg = 9.12 kg) from the total mass to find the mass of the 8 packets of salt:

19 kg - 9.12 kg = 9.88 kg

Finally, we can divide the mass of the 8 packets of salt by the number of packets to find the mass of each packet:

9.88 kg ÷ 8 = 1.235 kg

Therefore, each packet of salt weighs approximately 1.235 kg.

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