SOLUTION: A drum full of rice weight 241/ 6 if the empty drum weight 55/4 kg find the weigh of rice in the drum

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Question 1079209: A drum full of rice weight 241/ 6 if the empty drum weight 55/4 kg find the weigh of rice in the drum
Answer by Theo(13342) About Me  (Show Source):
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full drum weighs 241/6 kilograms.
empty drum weighs 55/4 kilogrms.

rice will weight 241/6 - 55/4 kilograms.

place both fractions under a common denominator to get:

(4 * 241) / 24 - (6 * 55) / 24

combine like fractions to get:

((4 * 241) - (6 * 55)) / 24

simplify to get:

(964 - 330) /24

combine like terms to get:

634 / 24

simplify to get:

317 / 12

that's your answer.

in mixed fraction format, it will be equal to 26 5/12.