Question

The left pan of a weighing scale has 7 packets of 200 g turmeric powder and the right pan has 4 packets of 300 g chilli powder. How much more weight should be added to which pan to balance it?

• A. 200 g to the right pan
• B. 300 g to the right pan
• C. 300 g to the left pan
• D. 200 g to the left pan

Answer 1

The correct option is A 200 g to the right pan

Weight on the left pan = 200 $\times$ 7 = 1400 g
Weight on the right pan = 300 $\times$ 4 = 1200 g
Since the weight on both pans are not the same, the scale won't be balanced.
To balnce the scale, we have to add weight to the right pan since 1400 g > 1200 g.
So, weight to be added to the right pan = 1400 - 1200 = 200 g