If you have a weight of 50 kg and you lose 10% of it, what is your new weight?
Category: Math · Difficulty: expert
Hint: Calculate 10% of your initial weight and subtract it.
Answer
45 kg
Explanation
10% of 50 kg is 5 kg; 50 - 5 = 45 kg.
This is a expert math riddle — one of the harder riddles here. The answer is 45 kg.
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