First find the least common denominator (8), and then subtract. After subtracting you should get 31/8, which as a decimal is 3.875 and as a mixed number is 3 7/8.

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3 years ago

A farmer sells 8.9 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 3 /4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. H

aleksandrvk [35]

Answer: 2.225 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

You know that:

- The total weight the farmer sold was 8.9 kilograms.

- 3/4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears.

Therefore, to calculate the amount of kilograms of pears she sold at the farmer's market (which you can call x), you need to apply the following proccedure.

Thefore, you obtain the following result:

$x=8.9kg-(8.9kg*\frac{3}{4})\\x=2.225kg$

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2 years ago

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