A container full of water weighs 18.5 kg. If one -fourth of the container is full of water , it weighs 6.5 kg . What is the weight of the empty container?

A container full of water weighs 18.5 kg. If one -fourth of the container is full of water , it weighs 6.5 kg . What is the weight of the empty container? ?

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Weight of container + weight of totally filled water = 18.5 kg Weight of container + weight of 1/4 th filled water = 6.5 kg - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Subtraction] Weight of the 3/4th [1 - 1/4 = 3/4] filled water = 18.5 - 6.5 = 12 kg So, weight of fully filled water = 12 x 4 / 3 = 16 kg Therefore, weight of the container = 18.5 - 16 = 2.5 kg

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