Question

The Green Thumb farm grows watermelons. They harvested 187 watermelons from a patch that average weight is 12 5/8 pounds. What was the total weight of this harvest?

How do you do it?
A) 2,260 5/8
B) 2,340 3/8
C) 2,360 7/8
D) 2,360 15/16

Answer 1

Alright, so I am assuming the average weight of one watermelon is 12 5/8 pounds. So what you need to do is multiply the average weight of a watermelon by how many there are. When you do so you will get the answer. If you are having trouble with fractions, convert it to a decimal. For example, 12 5/8 is the same as 12.625. When you do this, the answer is c.