Question

A farmer sells 8.4 kilograms of pears and apple at the market. 1/4 of this weight is pears and the rest is apples. How much kilograms of apples did she sell at the market

Answer 1

Answer:

$Weight = 6.3 kg$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Total = 8.4kg$

$Pears = \frac{1}{4}$

Required

Determine the weight of apples

First, we calculate the fraction of apple.

$Apple = 1 - Pears$

$Apple = 1 - \frac{1}{4}$

Take LCM

$Apple = \frac{4-1}{4}$

$Apple = \frac{3}{4}$

The weight is then calculated as:

$Weight = \frac{3}{4} * Total$

$Weight = \frac{3}{4} * 8.4kg$

$Weight = \frac{3* 8.4kg}{4}$

$Weight = \frac{25.2kg}{4}$

$Weight = 6.3 kg$

Hence, the apples weigh 6.4kg