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Question
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 |
Find out the total weight they had loaded on the cart.
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Solution
Weights of things-
| Things loaded | Weight | No. of Items | Their total weights |
| A sack of wheat | 100 kg | 5 | 5 × 100 = 500 kg |
| A sack of rice | 35 kg | 3 | 3 × 35 = 105 kg |
| Water tank | 50 kg | 1 | 1 × 50 = 50 kg |
| Almirah | 70 kg | 1 | 1 × 70 = 70 kg |
| A table | 10 kg | 3 | 3 × 10 = 30 Kg |
| A chair | 5 kg | 4 | 4 × 5 = 20 Kg |
| A mattress | 20 kg | 2 | 2 × 20 = 40 Kg |
| Bamboo ladder | 10 kg | 1 | 1 × 10 = 10 Kg |
| Pots and pans | 10 kg | 10 Kg |
Total weight
= 500 kg + 105 kg + 50 kg + 70 kg + 30 kg + 20 kg + 40 kg + 10 kg + 10 kg = 835 kg
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