SOLUTION: On a balance scale, a bag of flour on the left side balances with a 5/6 kg weight and 2/7 of a bag of flour
on the right side. The weight, in kg, of a bag of flour is
a) 1/2 b
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a) 1/2 b
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Question 1201377: On a balance scale, a bag of flour on the left side balances with a 5/6 kg weight and 2/7 of a bag of flour
on the right side. The weight, in kg, of a bag of flour is
a) 1/2 b) 25/42 c) 6/7 d) 1 1/6 e) 1 17/25 Answer by ikleyn(52811) (Show Source):
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On a balance scale, a bag of flour on the left side balances with a 5/6 kg weight and 2/7 of a bag of flour
on the right side. The weight, in kg, of a bag of flour is
a) 1/2 b) 25/42 c) 6/7 d) 1 1/6 e) 1 17/25
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Let's assume that "a bag of floor" is a standard weight ( like a "world constant" ).
Then the problem says that 5/7 of a bag of floor weights 5/6 kg.
Hence, 1/7 of a bag of floor weights 1/6 kg
and then a whole bag of floor weights 7/6 kg = 1 kg. ANSWER (option d).
