Container sand weight
A metal container with sand weighs 1.4 tons. If we remove part of the sand, then the rest of the sand, which is 24% of the original amount, together with the metal container, weighs 1.1 tons.
a) What is the weight of the container?
b) How many tons of sand were originally in the container?
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a) What is the weight of the container?
b) How many tons of sand were originally in the container?
Your answer:
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