CAT
Exam
Numerical Ability
Arithmetic
. A pot full of water weighs 9.5 kg. When half-filled with water the pot weighs 5.5 kg. The
weight of the empty pot is (in kg):
(a) 4 (b) 1.5 (c) 2 (d) 3.5
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- (b) 1.5
Let the weight of an empty pot be x kg. and full water be y kg, then
x + y = 9.5 and x + y/2 = 5.5
On solving we get, x=1.5 & y=8 - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
- 1.5 kg is the answer
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