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The amount of potatoes in kg sold on Monday by three hawkers in the proportion 3:4:5, the least amount sold by one of them is 36kg. What is the amount of potato sold by each of the other two?

Correct answer:

b =  48 kg
c =  60 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

a=36 kg a:b:c=3:4:5 a=3x b=4x c=5x  x=a/3=36/3=12 kg  b=4 x=4 12=48 kg
c=5 x=5 12=60 kg



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