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A 7 kg bag is filled with a mixture of sand and salt. It contains 245 % of salt in it. Find the amount of salt it contains in grams.


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200 grams

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220 grams

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186 grams

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D

196 grams

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Solution

The correct option is D

196 grams


We know, 7 kg = 7000 grams

Given, 245% of the bag contains salt in it.

245%=145%

145100 × 7000

= 14500 × 7000

= 14 × 14

= 196 grams

Hence, the bag contains 196 grams of salt in it.


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