SOLUTION: Two bags had 50kg each. After taking out 3 times as much sugar from bag A as bag B, bag A had half as much sugar left as bag b. How much sugar is left in each bag?
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Question 978187: Two bags had 50kg each. After taking out 3 times as much sugar from bag A as bag B, bag A had half as much sugar left as bag b. How much sugar is left in each bag? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! amount removed is x
(50-3x) *2 = 50-x. A has half as much sugar, so doubling A makes it equal to B.
100-6x-50-x
50=5x
x=10 kg
A has 20 kg left
B has 40 kg left.
