Kamala had 5,026 grams of flour in a canister. She bought a 4,158-gram bag of flour. She poured some flour from the bag into the canister. As a result, the mass of the flour in the canister is now twice the mass of the flour left in the bag. How much flour is in the bag now?
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Hello,
x= amount of flour that she poured in the canister
there was 5,026 grams of flour, and now: 5,026+x
In the bag there was 4,158, now: 4,158
I says that as a result the mass of the flour in the canister is twice the mass of the flour left in the bag, so:
5 , 026 + x = 2 ∗ ( 4 , 158 − x ) 5 , 026 + x = 8 , 316 − 2 x 3 x = 8 , 316 − 5 , 026 3 x = 3 , 290 x = 1 , 096.67
So, she poured 1,096.67 grams, we subtract this from the initial amount in the bag and we have the answer:
4 , 158 g − 1 , 096.67 = 3 , 061.33
Answer: there is 3,061.33 grams of flour in the bag
Kamala poured approximately 1,096.67 grams of flour from the bag into the canister. After pouring, there are about 3,061.33 grams of flour left in the bag. This was determined by setting up an equation based on the information given in the problem.
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