Question

Antoine purchased 1.8 kilograms of apples and 315 dekagrams of oranges. This was 1,350 grams more than the weight of bananas he purchased. What was the weight of the bananas Antoine purchased in grams?

Answer 1

First, let's get all the values to grams.

1.8 kilograms is equal to 1800 grams.

315 deka grams is equal to 3150 grams.

1350 is already in grams.

So Antoine purchased 1800 grams of apples and 3150 grams of oranges. Adding them up, we have a total of:

`1800+3150=4950`

Since this: 4950 grams, is 1350 grams more than the wieght of bananas, than, the weight of banas, "b", is:

`\begin{gathered} b+1350=4950 \\ b=4950-1350 \\ b=3600 \end{gathered}`

This is already in grams, so the wieght of the banaas in grams is 3600.