Question

Two friends Ramesh and Rakesh weighed their weights. The weighing machine shows 62 kg and 68 kg for Ramesh and Rakesh respectively. After few hours, one of their friend Shiva joined them whose weight is 20% more than the sum of weights of Rakesh and Ramesh. Find out how much Shiva weighs.
1. 156 kg
2. 98 kg
3. 66 kg
4. 112 kg

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 156 kg

Given:

Weight of Ramesh = 62 kg

Weight of Rakesh = 68 kg

Concept Used:

If a is x% more than b, then

a = (100 + x)% × b

Calculations:

Weight of Ramesh = 62 kg

Weight of Rakesh = 68 kg

Sum of weights of Rakesh and Ramesh = (62 + 68) kg

⇒ Sum of weights of Rakesh and Ramesh = 130 kg

Weight of Shiva = (100 + 20)% × 130 = (120/100) × 130

⇒ Weight of Shiva = (6/5) × 130 = 156 kg

∴ The weight of Shiva is 156 kg.