Question

shawna can pick 4 1/2 quarts of strawberries in 3/4 hours. FILL in the blank to complete the statement. At this rate Shawna can pick 2 gallons (8 quarts) of strawberries in blank hours.

Answer 1

Data:

• 4 1/2 quarts in 3/4 hours

,

• 2 gallons (8 quarts) in x hours.

Procedure:

0. Homogenizing data to improper fractions.

`4\cdot(1)/(2)=(9)/(2)`

2. Displaying the data as ratios:

`((9)/(2))/((3)/(4))=(8)/(x)`

3. Solving for x:

`x=(8\cdot(3)/(4))/((9)/(2))=(4)/(3)`

Answer: 4/3