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प्रश्न
Ritu is weighing her toys. She wants to know if her tractor is heavier than her car. How would you help her to find out quickly?
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उत्तर
This can be done by keeping one of the toys in a pan and the other toy in another pan of the balance.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Father gave them some idea of the weight of each thing.
| Thing loaded | Weight |
| A sack of wheat | 100 kg |
| A sack of rice | 35 kg |
| Water tank | 50 kg |
| Almirah | 70 kg |
| A table | 10 kg |
| A chair | 5 kg |
| A mattress | 20 kg |
| Bamboo ladder | 10 kg |
| Pots and pans | 10 kg |
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