12 Cakes Of Soap Together Weigh 5 Kg And 604 Gm

12 cakes of soap together weigh 5 kg and 604 gm. Find the weight of (i) One cake in both kg and gramme (ii) 5 cakes in kg.

Answers:

Weight of 12 cakes of soap = 5 kg and

604 gm = 5 kg and (604/1000) kg

= 5.604 kg.

(i) Weight of 12 cakes = 5.604 kg

∴ Weight of 1 cakes = 5.604/12

= 0.467 kg

Weight in gm = 0.467 × 1000 = 467 gm

(ii) Weight of one cake = 0.467 kg

Weight of five cakes = 0.467 × 5 = 2.335 kg