Question

MATH QUESTION: Julie bought a bag of parsnips that weighed 4 2/7 pounds. She also bought a bag of turnips that weighed 1 1/3 times as much as the parsnips. How many pounds of turnips did Julie buy? Express your answer as a simplified mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer:

Julie buy $5\frac{5}{7}$ pounds of turnips.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that Julie bought a bag of parsnips that weighed ($4\frac{2}{7}$) pounds. She also bought a bag of turnips that weighed ($1\frac{1}{3}$) times as much as the parsnips.

We have to find how many pounds of turnips did Julie buy.

Firstly, the weight of a bag of parsnips that Julie bought = $4\frac{2}{7}$ = $\frac{30}{7}$ pounds

Now, it is stated that she bought a bag of turnips that weighed ($1\frac{1}{3}$) times as much as the parsnips, that means;

Weight turnips bag = $\frac{4}{3} \times \frac{30}{7}$

                              = $4 \times \frac{10}{7}$

                              = $\frac{40}{7}$

So, Julie buy $5\frac{5}{7}$ pounds of turnips.