John wants to buy a watermelon that weighs 5.7 pounds.The watermelon is priced at $1.58 per pound.How much is the total cost of
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Answer:
8/27
Step-by-step explanation:
<h2><u>Fractions</u></h2>a jar of fruit is 2/3 of the way full it can hold 2 1/4 cups of fruit
what fraction of the jar is full when it only contains one cup of fruit?
by using these statements , we can solve this through <u>cross multiplication</u>:
fraction that the jar is full : number of cups of fruit
:
x : 1
convert from a mixed fraction to an improper fraction
hence 2 1/4 = 9/4
solve
.
x =
<u>x = 8/27</u>
<h3><u>when the cup contains one cup of fruit its fraction 8/27 full </u></h3>