Find your weight if your friend's weight is $20$ % more than you and your friend's weight is $48 k g$ .

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Let your weight be x
your friends weight = $x + \frac{20 x}{100} = \frac{x + x}{5} = \frac{6 x}{5}$
your friends weight = $\frac{6 x}{5} = 48$
$\Rightarrow x = 8 \times 5 = 40 k g s$

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Find your weight if your friend's weight is 20% more than you and your friend's weight is 48 kg.

Let your weight be xyour friends weight = x+20x100=x+x5=6x5your friends weight = 6x5=48⇒x=8×5=40kgs

Find your weight if your friend's weight is $20$ % more than you and your friend's weight is $48 k g$ .

Let your weight be x
your friends weight = $x + \frac{20 x}{100} = \frac{x + x}{5} = \frac{6 x}{5}$
your friends weight = $\frac{6 x}{5} = 48$
$\Rightarrow x = 8 \times 5 = 40 k g s$