Question

On last week's climb, each climber carried a pack that was 28% of his or her body weight. One climber weighed 78 pounds. What was the weight of his pack?

Answer 1

weight of bag :

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  `28 \% \: \: of \: \: \: climber's \: \: weight`

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  `(28)/(100) * 78`

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  `(2184)/(100)`

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  `21.84 \: \: \: pounds`