document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206425>Question 206425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A crate filled with empty bottles weighs 2 kg. The empty crate weighs 1.6 kg less than the bottles. How much does the empty crate weigh?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) 200 g (B) 300 g (C) 400 g (D) 1.6 kg (E) 1.8 kg </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "crate + bottles = 2kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b-1.6) + b = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 3.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 1.8 kg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since c + b = 2 kg, c = 0.2 kg = 0.2*1000g = 200 g<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: A<BR>\n" );
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