SOLUTION: Dee has 6 steel balls of equal mass. If he puts 5 in one pan, it equals teh mas of one in a 100 gram box. what is teh weight of each ball?

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Question 161295: Dee has 6 steel balls of equal mass. If he puts 5 in one pan, it equals teh mas of one in a 100 gram box. what is teh weight of each ball?
Answer by schrammbledeggs(41) About Me  (Show Source):
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So an algebraic equation for this problem would be:
Let x = mass of a steel ball
5x = x + 100
Subtract x from both sides...
5x - x = x + 100 - x
4x = 100
Divide 4 from both sides...
x = 100/4
x = 25 grams per ball
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