Mr. T has a wrong weighing pan. One arm is lengthier than other. 1 kilogram on left balances 8 melons on right, 1 kilogram on right balances 2 melons on left. If all melons are equal in weight, what is the weight of a single melon?



Mr. T has a wrong weighing pan. One arm is lengthier than other. 1 kilogram on left balances 8 melon..

Answer / shivesh dwivedi

Let the left pan has x kg more weight than right and the melon is m kg each. x=3/5kg or 600 gm. so the weight of each melon is 200 gm.

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