Question

"Herman bought a bag of parsnips that weighed 4 3/5 pounds. He also bought a bag of turnips that weighed 4 times as much as the parsnips. How many pounds of turnips did Herman buy? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number."

Answer 1

Herman bought a bag of parsnips weighing 4 3/5 pounds. Multiplying this by 4, since the turnips weighed four times as much, the total weight of the turnips is 18 2/5 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Herman bought a bag of parsnips weighing 4 3/5 pounds. To find out how much the turnips weighed, we need to calculate four times the weight of the parsnips. Since 4 3/5 equals 23/5 when converted to an improper fraction, we simply need to multiply this by 4:

23/5 × 4 = 92/5

92/5 is an improper fraction, and when converted to a mixed number, it equals 18 2/5 pounds. Therefore, Herman bought 18 2/5 pounds of turnips.