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kilograms of yellow potatoes bought is 8330 kg
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
Given that James buys 245 kilograms of red potatoes
He buys yellow potatoes that weigh 34 as much as the red potatoes
To find: kilograms of yellow potatoes bought by James
Let "y" be the kilograms of yellow potatoes bought
Let "r" be the kilograms of red potatoes bought
kilograms of red potatoes bought = 245 kilograms
r = 245 kilograms
From given information,
Yellow potatoes weigh 34 as much as the red potatoes
here "as much as" means product or multiplication
Kilograms of yellow potatoes bought = 34 x kilograms of red potatoes bought
Thus kilograms of yellow potatoes bought is 8330 kg
The answer cannot be expressed in mixed number since whole numbers has no fractional part