Answer: The excess weight of the luggage is 15.5 kg and its percentage is 77.5%
Explanation:
Given values:
Maximum amount of luggage allowed = 20 kg
Amount of luggage man is carrying = [3.5 + 15 + 2 + 15] kg = 35.5 kg
Excessive weight of the luggage carried = Amount of luggage carrying - Maximum amount of luggage allowed
Excessive weight of the luggage carried = [35.5 - 20] = 15.5 kg
To calculate the percentage of excess weight, we use the equation:
[tex]\% \text{excess weight}=\frac{\text{Excess weight carried}}{\text{Maximum allowed}}\times 100[/tex]
Putting values in above equation, we get:
[tex]\% \text{excess weight}=\frac{15.5kg}{20kg}\times 100\\\\\% \text{excess weight}=77.5%[/tex]
Hence, the excess weight of the luggage is 15.5 kg and its percentage is 77.5%
