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Arjun Nagathankandy · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T14:11:14+0000

Answer: The excess weight of the luggage is 15.5 kg and its percentage is 77.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given values:

Maximum amount of luggage allowed = 20 kg

Amount of luggage man is carrying = [3.5 + 15 + 2 + 15] kg = 35.5 kg

Excessive weight of the luggage carried = Amount of luggage carrying - Maximum amount of luggage allowed

Excessive weight of the luggage carried = [35.5 - 20] = 15.5 kg

To calculate the percentage of excess weight, we use the equation:

$\% \text{excess weight}=\frac{\text{Excess weight carried}}{\text{Maximum allowed}}* 100$

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\% \text{excess weight}=(15.5kg)/(20kg)* 100\\\\\% \text{excess weight}=77.5%$

Hence, the excess weight of the luggage is 15.5 kg and its percentage is 77.5%

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