Question

Emily is buying 2/5 of a pound of beans for dinner.Ricki is buying 1 3/4 of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.How many pounds of beans is Ricki buying

Answer 1

1 3/4×2/5=7/10 Ricki bought 7/10 pounds

Answer 2

Answer:
`(7)/(10)` pounds.

Explanation:

Given : Emily is buying
`(2)/(5)` of a pound of beans for dinner.

Ricki is buying
`1(3)/(4)` of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.

Here,
`1(3)/(4)` can be written as
`(4+3)/(4)=(7)/(4)`

Then, the amount of beans bought by Ricky is given by :_

`(7)/(4)*(2)/(5)\\\\=(7)/(10)`

Hence, Rick is buying
`(7)/(10)` pounds.