Question

Emily is buying 2/5 of a pound of beans for dinner.Ricki is buying 1 3/4 of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.How many pounds of beans is Ricki buying

Answer 1

1 3/4×2/5=7/10 Ricki bought 7/10 pounds

Answer 2

Answer: $\dfrac{7}{10}$ pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Emily is buying $\dfrac{2}{5}$ of a pound of beans for dinner.

Ricki is buying $1\dfrac{3}{4}$ of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.

Here, $1\dfrac{3}{4}$ can be written as $\dfrac{4+3}{4}=\dfrac{7}{4}$

Then, the amount of beans bought by Ricky is given by :_

$\dfrac{7}{4}\times\dfrac{2}{5}\\\\=\dfrac{7}{10}$

Hence,  Rick is buying $\dfrac{7}{10}$ pounds.