Question

A store receives shipments of peaches and wants to sort them by weight Drag each shipment to Match the ratio of peaches to pounds in each container P=peaches. Lb=pounds 13P=4lb ,39p=12lb. ,26p=13lb ,6p=19.5lb ,15p=7.5lb 2 peaches per pound. 3.25 peaches per pound 1 peach per 3.25 pounds

Answer 1

13P=4lb : 3.25 peaches per pound,

39p=12lb : 3.25 peaches per pound

26p=13lb : 2 peaches per pound

6p=19.5lb : 0.3077 peaches per pound

15p=7.5lb : 2 peaches per pound

Explanation:

Here, P represents peaches and lb represents the number of pounds,

(i) 13P = 4lb,

i.e. number of peaches in 4 pounds = 13,

⇒ number of peaches in 1 pound =
`(13)/(4)` = 3.25,

Thus, rate is 3.25 peaches per pound.

(ii) 39P =12lb,

i.e. number of peaches in 12 pounds = 39,

⇒ number of peaches in 1 pound =
`(39)/(12)` = 3.25,

Thus, rate is 3.25 peaches per pound.

(iii) 26P = 13lb,

i.e. number of peaches in 13 pounds = 26,

⇒ number of peaches in 1 pound =
`(26)/(13)` = 2,

Thus, rate is 2 peaches per pound.

(iv) 6P = 19.5lb,

i.e. number of peaches in 19.5 pounds = 6,

⇒ number of peaches in 1 pound =
`(6)/(19.5)` = 0.3077,

Thus, rate is 0.3077 peaches per pound.

(v) 15P= 7.5lb,

i.e. number of peaches in 7.5 pounds = 15,

⇒ number of peaches in 1 pound =
`(15)/(7.5)` = 2,

Thus, rate is 2 peaches per pound.