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Meena had enough money to send 8 parcels each weighing 500 grams through a courier service. What would be the weight of each parcel

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Meena had enough money to send 8 parcels each weighing 500 grams through a courier service. What would be the weight of each parcel, if she has to send 40 parcel for the same money?

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Let the required weight of the parcel be x grams.

Number of parcels 8 40
Weight of the parcels in grams 500 x

As the number of parcels increases weight of a parcel decreases.

∴ They are in inverse proportion.

Weight of each parcel = 100 grams

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