Question

Suman purchased 5 kg 75 g of fruits and 3 kg 465 g of vegetables, and put them in a bag. If this bag with these contents weighs 9 kg, find the weight of the empty bag.

Answer 1

Weight of fruits = 5 kg 75 g = 5.075 kg
Weight of vegetables = 3 kg 465 g = 3.465 kg

Total weight of fruits and vegetables is

$$\begin{gathered} 5.\stackrel{1}{0}\stackrel{1}{7}5\mathrm{kg} \\ \underline{+3.465\mathrm{kg}} \\ \underline{8.540\mathrm{kg}} \end{gathered}$$

Now, the bag with these contents weighs 9 kg.

Therefore, the weight of empty bag is

$$\begin{gathered} \stackrel{8}{\cancel{9}}.\stackrel{9}{\cancel{0}}\stackrel{10}{\cancel{0}}0\mathrm{kg} \\ \underline{-8.540\mathrm{kg}} \\ \underline{0.460\mathrm{kg}} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the weight of the empty bag is 460 g.