There are several bags of same weight . A bag is 5 kgs plus four- fifth of the…
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There are several bags of same weight . A bag is 5 kgs plus four- fifth of the wight of an other bag . What is the weight of a bag ?
- A.
20
- B.
25
- C.
15
- D.
30
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Correct answer: B
Answer: 25
Let the weight of each bag be x.
According to the problem, x = 5 + (4/5)x.
Bring x terms to one side: x - (4/5)x = 5.
Simplify: (1/5)x = 5, so x = 5 × 5 = 25.
Check: 4/5 of 25 is 20; 5 + 20 = 25, which matches x.