Question

Sheldon also picks tomatoes from his garden. He picked 4 4/10 but 1.5 were rotten and had to be thrown away. How many kilograms of tomatoes were not rotten? Write an equation that shows how you reached your answer.

Answer 1

Given:

Number of tomatoes Sheldon picks = $4\dfrac{4}{10}$ kg

Rotten tomatoes = 1.5 kg

To find:

How many kilograms of tomatoes were not rotten?

Solution:

Number of tomatoes Sheldon picks = $4\dfrac{4}{10}$ kg

                                                            = $\dfrac{4(10)+4}{10}$ kg

                                                            = $\dfrac{40+4}{10}$ kg

                                                            = $\dfrac{44}{10}$ kg

                                                            = $4.4$ kg

Rotten tomatoes = 1.5 kg

Remaining tomatoes which are not rotten is

Required tomatoes = Tomatoes Sheldon picks - Rotten tomatoes

                                = $4.4-1.5$

                                = $2.9$ kg

Therefore, the tomatoes which were not rotten is 2.9 kg.