If you place a bag 3/4 full of sugar on one pan of a balance scale. On the other pan you place an identical bag 2/3 full of sugar along with a 1/5 pound weight. If the scale balances, how many pounds does a full bag of sugar weight? Explain

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anonymous · Answer

3w/4 = 2w/3 +1/5
w/12 = 1/5
w = 12/5
A full bag of sugar weighs 2.4 lbs.

anonymous · Answer

let x be required no. of pounds
3/4 x = 2/3 x + 1/5
1/12 x = 1/5
x = 12/5
full bag weighs 2.4 pounds