Question

A restaurant has 9 3/5 pounds of onions. The restaurant's manager ordered 4 4/5 more pounds of onions. The onions then were mixed and kept in 2 baskets with each basket having equal pounds on onions. How many pounds of onions does each basket contain?

Answer 1

Answer:

7 1/5 pounds in each basket

Step-by-step explanation:

Original pounds of onion = 9 3/5

New pounds of onion = 4 4/5

The onions then were mixed and kept in 2 baskets with each basket having equal pounds on onions

Total onions = Original pounds of onion + New pounds of onion

= 9 3/5 + 4 4/5

= 48/5 + 24/5

= 48+24/5

= 72 / 5 pounds

How many pounds of onions does each basket contain?

Pounds in each basket = Total pounds /2 basket

= 72/5 ÷ 2

= 72/5 × 1/2

= 72 / 10

= 7 2/10

= 7 1/5 pounds in each basket