Question

A bottle filled with water weighs 9.6 kg. If the water by itself weighs 5 times as much as the bottle, what is the weight of the bottle?

Answer 1

`"1.6 kg"`

Explanation:

Let the weight of bottle be `x`. Therefore, the weight of the water `= 5x`

Given:

`x + 5x = 9.6`

So

`6x= 9.6`

`x = 9.6/6 = 1.6`