SOLUTION: A bottle filled with water weighs 9.6 kg. If the water by itself weighs 5 times as much as the bottle, What is the weight of the bottle?
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Question 248372: A bottle filled with water weighs 9.6 kg. If the water by itself weighs 5 times as much as the bottle, What is the weight of the bottle?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x=weight of the bottle
5x+x=9.6
6x=9.6
x=1.6 kg
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Ed
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