A boy weighs 56.74 kg. If his father is 1.5 times heavier than his son, then the weight of the father is ..........

85 kg

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85.11 kg

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85.20 kg

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85.15 kg

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Solution

The correct option is B 85.11 kg
Weight of Boy= $56.74 k g$
Given that his father is $1.5$ times heavier than his son.
so, weight of father= $1.5 \times 56.74$
$= \frac{15}{10}$ $\times$ $\frac{5674}{100} =$ $\frac{85110}{1000} = 85.110 = 85.11 k g$

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