A farmer sells 6.8 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 2 5 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. Ho

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w many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market?

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Alina [70] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-19T11:55:28+03:00

Answer:

weight of pears sold = 4.08 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

total weight of apples and pears = 6.8 kg

2/5 of this weight = apples

this means that if the total weight (6.8 kg) were divided into 5 parts, apples take 2 out of the 5 parts:

∴ weight of apples = 2/5 of total weight

weight of apples 2/5 × 6.8 = 2.72 kg

Therefore apples weigh a total of 2.72 kg

Therefore, since weight of apples + weight of pears = 6.8 kg

2.72 + weight of pears = 6.8

weight of pears = 6.8 - 2.72 = 4.08 kg