Question

ruben is buying bricks for a project. he knows that 5 bricks weigh 26 1/4. he wants to know the weight of 24 bricks

Answer 1

Answer:

the weight of 24 bricks is :

$124\frac{4}{5}$

Step-by-step explanation:

$26\frac{1}{4} =26+\frac{1}{4} =\frac{26\times 4}{4} +\frac{1}{4} =\frac{105}{4}$

It is clear that there is a proportional relationship between the number of bricks and their weights then :

$\frac{26\frac{1}{4} }{5} =\frac{x}{24} \Longrightarrow \frac{\left( \frac{105}{4} \right) }{5} =\frac{x}{24} \Longrightarrow \frac{26}{5} =\frac{x}{24}$

$\Longrightarrow x=\frac{26\times 24}{5} =\frac{624}{5} =124\frac{4}{5}$