SOLUTION: If 5 boxes of soap weight 75 kilos and box when empty weight 3 kilo how much is the weight of soap?

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Question 1153701: If 5 boxes of soap weight 75 kilos and box when empty weight 3 kilo how much is the weight of soap?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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If 5 boxes of soap weight 75 kilos and box when empty weight 3 kilo how much is the weight of soap?
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"... and box when empty...", must mean ONE box.
One empty box, 3 kilos
Five empty boxes, 15 kilos


How much is the weight of soap? This is for the five boxes?

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