SOLUTION: Johnson mother bought 25 kg of flour. She put the flour equally into 8 small bags. She kept 3 of the bags of flour and gave the rest to her friends. What is the mass of the flour j

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Question 1070920: Johnson mother bought 25 kg of flour. She put the flour equally into 8 small bags. She kept 3 of the bags of flour and gave the rest to her friends. What is the mass of the flour johnson mother kept ? Write your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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So, she kept 3/8 of the 25 kg,
M=%283%2F8%2925=9.375=9%263%2F8kg