The weight of six identical boxes with raisins is 180 kg; the weight of an empty box is 2 kg

The weight of six identical boxes with raisins is 180 kg; the weight of an empty box is 2 kg, which is equal to the weight of raisins in one box.

To answer the question of the problem, you need to know how many kilograms one box of raisins weighs in total. From the condition of the problem, the number of boxes with raisins is known, and the mass of these boxes is also known.

1. Let’s find out what the weight of one box of raisins is equal to.

180/6 = 30 kilograms.

Let’s answer the question of the problem.

2. Determine what is the mass of raisins in one box.

30 – 2 = 28 kilograms.

Answer: The mass of raisins in one box is twenty-eight kilograms.