Ravish has three boxes whose total weight is 60 1/2Kg. Box B weighs 3 1/2kg more than box A and box C weighs 5 1/3kg more than box B.

Question

Ravish has three boxes whose total weight is 60 \(\frac12\)Kg. Box B weighs 3 \(\frac12\)kg more than box A and box C weighs 5\(\frac12\)kg more than box B. Find the weight of box A.

Answer 1

Total weight of three boxes is \(\frac{121}2\)kg

Let the weight of box A is x kg

Weight of box B = x + \(\frac72\)kg

Weight of box C = x + \(\frac72\)+\(\frac{16}3\)kg

According to the question:

Therefore the weight of box A is \(\frac{289}{18}\)kg