Question

The total weight of five tins of beans and one tin of coffee is 2.8kg. If the weight of of the tin of coffee is 750g, what is the weight of each tin of beans?

Answer 1

Weight of one tin of bean is 0.41 kg

Solution:

Given that total weight of five tins of beans and one tin of coffee is 2.8 kg

The weight of the tin of coffee is 750 g

we know that,

$1 gram = \frac{1}{1000} kilograms$

$750 gram = \frac{750}{1000} = 0.75 kg$

weight of one tin of coffee = 0.75 kg

To find: weight of each tin of bean, which means we have to find weight of one tin of bean

From given information,

weight of five tins of beans + one tin of coffee = 2.8 kg

weight of five tins of beans + 0.75 kg = 2.8 kg

weight of five tins of beans = 2.8 kg - 0.75 kg = 2.05 kg

$\text {weight of one tin of bean }=\frac{\text { weight of five tins of bean }}{5}$

$\text { weight of one tin of bean }=\frac{2.05}{5}=0.41$

Thus weight of one tin of bean is 0.41 kg