A Shopkeeper divides an ice-cream brick in two halves, then cut one of the halves into several smaller portions of equal size. Each of the smaller portions weights 12 grams. The shopkeeper now has a total of 5 portions. How heavy was the original brick?

• 96gms
  
  Since there are 5 portions, 4 small portions of equal size and one half of original ice-cream brick.
  1 small portion = 12 grams
  4 small portion = 4*12 = 48grams
  
  Therefore weight of original ice-cream brick = 48*2 = 96grams
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(33) No(1)
• let the total weight be x grams
  first he made it into two halves that is x/2 and x/2.
  he divided one x/2 into 4 parts since he had a total of five portions.
  that means x/2 is made into 4 parts of x/8 and each part weighs 12 grams.
  this implies x/8=12 and x=96
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(12) No(0)
• total portions are 5 so one portion is half of brick and other 4 portions are smaller portions.total weight of smaller portions is=12*4=48grams.
  so weight of other half is also 48grmas.
  weight of original brick is=48+48=96grams
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• There are five pieces
  So, 1 half+ 4 other pieces making other half
  Wt of half ice cream= 12gm *4= 48gm
  Total wt= 48gm*2=96 gm
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• 96
  12*4=48
  48+48=96
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• There are five pieces
  So, 1 half+ 4 other pieces making other half
  Wt of half ice cream= 12gm *4= 48gm
  Total wt= 48gm*2=96 gm
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 96 gm..
  total 5 portion
  1(original)=4(small portion)+1
  4 small portion=12*4=48
  nther 48 gm
  so 48 plus 48 =96
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• let original weight be x. then
  x/2/4=12
  x=96
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• since 1 hlf hs been cut into smaller pieces of 12 g ech so, another hlf portion is cnsidered as 1 piece.
  i.e., 4*12=48g 1 portion
  so, total weight=48*2=96g
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 120gms
  Since there are 5 portions, 5 small portions of equal size and one half of original ice-cream brick.
  1 small portion = 12 grams
  5 small portion = 5*12 = 60grams
  Therefore weight of original ice-cream brick = 60*2 = 120grams
  
  
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 120grms equivalent to 1/2 brick divided in 5 mean 5x12gms(each of 1gm)=60
  1/2+1/2=60+60=120gms
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• 96...12*4+48
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 1 icecream=1/2part+1/2part;
  1/2part=x similar parts;
  1 of the 1/2part=12x ;
  now 1 icecream=5portions;
  i.e. 5 portion=(1/2)1+(12*4)
  12*4=48gmfor 1/2part and 48 for another 1/2part
  total=48+48=96gm original weight
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)