A sugar bag weight 100kg.
A Marchant sells 42.75 kg to customer and 14.85 kg to another customer.
Can the Marchant sell 35 kg of this bag to a third customer?
just using mental estimating:
43+15 = 58
Is 100 - 58 greater than 35 ??
Yes, the Merchant can sell 35 kg of this bag to a third customer.
To find out if the Merchant can sell 35 kg of sugar from the bag, we need to subtract the weights of the sugar already sold from the total weight of the bag.
Initial weight of the sugar bag: 100 kg
Weight sold to first customer: 42.75 kg
Weight sold to second customer: 14.85 kg
To find the remaining weight, we subtract the weights sold from the initial weight:
Remaining weight = Initial weight - (Weight sold to first customer + Weight sold to second customer)
Remaining weight = 100 kg - (42.75 kg + 14.85 kg)
Remaining weight = 42.40 kg
The remaining weight of the sugar bag is 42.40 kg, which is greater than 35 kg. Therefore, the Merchant can sell 35 kg of this bag to a third customer.
To determine whether the merchant can sell 35 kg of the sugar bag to a third customer, we need to check if there is enough sugar left after selling to the first two customers.
Step 1: Calculate the amount of sugar sold to the first two customers.
42.75 kg + 14.85 kg = 57.6 kg
Step 2: Calculate the remaining amount of sugar in the bag.
100 kg - 57.6 kg = 42.4 kg
Step 3: Compare the remaining amount of sugar with the requested amount by the third customer.
Is 42.4 kg greater than or equal to 35 kg?
Since 42.4 kg is indeed greater than 35 kg, the merchant can sell 35 kg of the sugar bag to the third customer.