Question

A limited edition bag of sweets contains 25% more than the

standard bag. The limited edition bag contains 650g of
sweets. What is the weight of the sweets in the
standard bag?

Answer 1

520 g

Explanation:

Since we don't know the amount in the standard bag, we call its weight x.

The original bag contains 100% of its contents since 100% is the same as 1, or a full bag.

The limited edition bag has 25% more than the standard bag.

The limited edition bag has 100% of x + 25% of x.

100% of x + 25% of x = 125% of x = 1.25x

We are told the limited edition bag has 650 g of sweets.

Our equation is:

1.25x = 650

Divide both sides by 1.25

x = 650/1.25

x = 520

Answer: 520 g