Question

A container holds 600 kg of rice . 33 1/3% of rice was distributed to groceries . How many kilograms of rice remained in the container

Answer 1

Answer:

Amount left in the container is $400\:\text{kg}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: A container holds $600$ kg of rice.  $33 \frac{1}{3} \%$ of rice was distributed to groceries.

To find: How many kilograms of rice remained in the container?

Solution:

We have,

Amount of rice in the container $=600$ kg

Amount distributed to the groceries $=33 \frac{1}{3} \%= \frac{100}{3}\%$

Therefore, amount distributed to groceries$=\frac{100}{3}\times\frac{1}{100}\times600=200 \:\text{kg}$

Now, amount of rice left in the container$=600\:\text{kg}-200\:\text{kg}=400\:\text{kg}$

Hence, amount of rice left in the container is $400 \:\text{kg}$.