Question

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) A basket filled with tomatoes had a mass of 2330 g. After 3/5 the tomatoes were

taken away, the mass of the basket with the remaining tomatoes was 1550 g
What was the mass of the empty basket?

Answer 1

Answer: 1030 g

Explanation:

Given

Mass of basket and the tomatoes is 2330 g

After
`(3)/(5)` of tomatoes were taken away, the mass with the basket is 1550 g

Suppose x is the mass of tomatoes and y is the mass of the basket

`\therefore x+y=2330\quad \ldots(i)\\\\y+(1-(3)/(5))x=1550\\\\y+(2)/(5)x=1550\quad \ldots(ii)`

Solve the above equations. We get

`x=1300,y=1030`

So, the mass of the empty basket is 1030 g.