Question

A bag of rice weighs 39 kg and a stone weighs 3kg. If both are kept in a weighing balance, how many stones will balance the weight of the rice bag?

• A. 13
• B. 14
• C. 15
• D. 16

Answer 1

The correct option is A 13

$\text{Weight of rice bag}=39kg\text{Weight of a stone}=3kg$

$\text{Number of stones required to balance}$
$\text{the weight of rice bag}=39kg÷3kg=13$
$$\begin{array}{c}13\\ 339\\ -\underset{–}{3}2\\ 09\\ -\underset{–}{9}2\\ 0\end{array}$$