Question

Lexi picked 2 7/10 pounds of strawberries. That afternoon, Lexi’s sister ate 7/8 of the strawberries. How many pounds of strawberries did Lexi’s sister eat?

Answer 1

3$\frac{3}{35}$ pound of strawberry

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

    Pounds of strawberry picked by Lexi =2 $\frac{7}{10}$

    Pounds of strawberry eaten by Lexi sister = $\frac{7}{8}$

Unknown:

Pound of strawberry Lexi's sister ate = ?

Solution:

This is a fraction word problem.

  Let pound of strawberry eaten by Lexi's sister = K

We can establish that:

  Pound of strawberry eaten by Lexi sister x K = Pound of strawberry picked by Lexi

Mathematically we have:

         $\frac{7}{8}$ x K = 2 $\frac{7}{10}$

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             K =  $\frac{27 x 8}{10 x 7}$ = $\frac{216}{70}$

            K = 3$\frac{3}{35}$ pound of strawberry