Question

A drum full of rice weighs 4016 kg. If the empty drum weighs 1334 kg, find the weight of rice in the drum.

Answer 1

Hint: If you have to find the weight of an item x which is combined with another item y, just subtract the weight of y from the total weight of the product. Here subtract the weight of the drum from the total weight of the rice and drum to get the weight of the rice.

Complete step-by-step answer:
A linear equation is an equation of a straight line, written in one variable. The only power of the variable is 1. Linear equations in one variable may take the form a x + b = 0.
We are given that a drum full of rice weighs 4016 kilograms and the empty drum weighs 1334 kilograms.
We have to find the weight of the rice in the drum.
Let the weight of the rice be ‘x’
The total weight is equal to weight of the drum + x
 $ 4016 = 1334 + x $
Send 1134 to the left hand side to find the value of x.
 $ 4016 - 1334 = x $
Subtract 1334 from 4016
 $
  x = 4016 - 1334 \\
  x = 2682 \\
 $
Therefore, the weight of rice in the drum is 2682 kilograms.
2682 kilograms of rice in 1334 kilograms of drum is placed to make a total weight of 4016 kilograms.

Note: Weight can be measured in grams, kilograms, milligrams, micrograms, tonnes in SI units and pounds, ounces, tons in US weight units. 1 kilogram is equal to 1000 grams and 1 tonne is equal to 1000 kgs.