Silu and Meenu were walking on the road.
Silu said, "I weigh 51 Kgs. How much do you weigh?"
Meenu replied that she wouldn't reveal her weight directly
as she is overweight. But she said, "I weigh 29 Kgs plus
half of my weight."
How much does Meenu weigh?
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Answer / guest
Meenu weighs 58 Kgs.
It is given that Meenu weighs 29 Kgs plus half of her own
weight. It means that 29 Kgs is the other half. So she
weighs 58 Kgs.
Solving mathematically, let's assume that her weight is X Kgs.
X = 29 + X/2
2*X = 58 + X
X = 58 Kgs
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Answer / sudhanshu_kmr
according to question half of her weight plus 29 makes her weight so 29 is actually her (1 - 1/2) =1/2 weight.
her weight = 29*2 = 58 kgs
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