Question

Emmy distributed 25 kg 80 g sweets equally among 5 different orphanages. The quantity of sweets that each orphanage received is

• A. $5.016\text{kg}$
• B. $50.16\text{Kg}$
• C. $3.16\text{Kg}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $5.016\text{kg}$

To find the quantity of sweets that each orphanage received, we have to divide 25 kg 80 g by 5.

Let's convert the given weight into a single unit.

$\because 1,000\text{g}=1\text{kg}\therefore 1\text{g}=\frac{1}{1000}\text{kg}\Rightarrow 80\text{g}=\frac{80}{1000}\text{kg}=0.08\text{kg}$

$\Rightarrow 25\text{kg}80\text{g}=25\text{kg}\&80\text{g}=25\text{kg}+80\text{g}=25\text{kg}+0.08\text{Kg}=(25+0.08)\text{Kg}=25.08\text{Kg}$

To divide 25.08 by 5, perform long division.
Alternatively, perform $\frac{2508}{5}$ by long division.
$\frac{2508}{5}=501.6$
As the decimal point of $25.08$ is in the left of last two digits, the decimal point in the quotient needs to be shifted leftwards by two places, i.e., $5.016$.

$\therefore \frac{25.08}{5}\text{Kg}=5.016\text{Kg}$