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How many kgs does Gaurav weigh?

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Gaurav weighs 80 kgs more than his sister Manisha. Their combined weight is 90 kgs. How many kgs does Gaurav weigh?

posted Jun 30, 2014 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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Assume weight of Gaurav is a and Manisha is b
a+b = 90
a-b = 80
or 
2a = 170 i.e. a=85

So Gaurav is 85 KG very strange siblings !

answer Jun 30, 2014 by Rakesh
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Gaurav weights 80 kgs. Their combined weight is 90 kgs. And he is 80 kgs more than his sister.

answer Jun 30, 2014 by Binu Mon



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