The weight of five tables in a shop are 9.8 kg, 12.42 kg, 25.38 kg, 4.426 kg and 32.388 kg. Shop keeper got one more table and now total weight is 100 kg. The weight of new table is

Correct option is D

Given:

Weights of five tables are:

9.8 kg, 12.42 kg, 25.38 kg, 4.426 kg, 32.388 kg

Total weight after adding one more table = 100 kg

Formula Used:

Weight of new table = Total weight − Sum of weights of existing tables

Solution:

First, find the total weight of the five tables:

9.8 + 12.42 + 25.38 + 4.426 + 32.388 

= 84.414 kg

Now subtract from total weight:

100 - 84.414 = 15.586 kg

Weight of the new table = 15.586 kg