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A woman reduces her weight in the ratio 7 : 5. What does her weight become if originally it was 84 kg?

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A woman reduces her weight in the ratio 7 : 5. What does her weight become if originally it was 84 kg?

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Let the reduced weight be x.

Original weight = 84 kg

Thus, we have

84 : x = 7 : 5

`=> 84/x = 7/5`

`=> 84 xx 5 = 7 xx x`

`=> x = (84 xx 5)/7`

`=>` x = 60

Thus, her reduced weight is 60 kg.

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अध्याय 7: Ratio and Proportion (Including Properties and Uses) - Exercise 7 (D) [पृष्ठ १०२]

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अध्याय 7 Ratio and Proportion (Including Properties and Uses)
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