Asked by Christian

The mass of a bag of sand was 2.95 kilograms when it was 2/3 full. When 1/6 of the sand was removed, the mass of the bag of sand became 2.325 kilograms. Find the mass of the empty bag in kilogrmas.

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Answered by PsyDAG
If the bag is empty, the mass of the contents = 0.
Answered by Unknown
I would say that the answer wouldn't be 0. It is asking for the mass of THE BAG. Since the bag is empty it doesn't weight nothing. You have to figure out how much THE BAG weights itself. The wording is slightly weird.
Answered by Dr. G
Yes, I would distribute the problem the same way. You are finding out how much the bag ways.
Answered by Anonymous
its finding how much of the bag is empty
Answered by Yo
The problem is wrong because it gives negative value. It should be 1/4 instead of 1/6