Question

HELP QUICK I NEED TO KNOW THIS Kiva’s family is moving and he helps by carrying a 21-pound box to the truck. It is 65% lighter than the box that his father carries to the truck. What is the weight of the box that Kiva's father carries?

Answer 1

Answer:

Therefore the weight of the box that Kiva's father carries is 60 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

The weight of the box carried by Kiva is 21 pounds.

Let the weight of the box carried by Kiva's father be y pounds.

The weight of box carried by Kiva is 65% lighter than the weight of the box carried by Kiva's father

Therefore we can write

$( 1 - \frac{65}{100} ) y = 21\hspace{0.2cm} \Rightarrow \hspace{0.2cm} 0.35 y = 21\hspace{0.2cm} \therefore \hspace{0.2cm} y =\hspace{0.2cm} \Rightarrow \hspace{0.2cm} 60\hspace{0.1cm}pounds$

Therefore the weight of the box that Kiva's father carries is 60 pounds.