Question

Last week, Garrett's Fruit Stand sold 4( 1)/(4) boxes of kiwis. Down the road, Emmett's Fruit Stand sold ( 1)/(2) as many boxes of kiwis as Garrett's did. How many boxes of kiwis did Emmett's Fruit Stand sell?

Answer 1

Garrett's Fruit Stand sold 17/4 boxes of kiwis. Emmett's Fruit Stand sold 17/8 boxes of kiwis.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many boxes of kiwis Emmett's Fruit Stand sold, we need to first determine the number of boxes Garrett's Fruit Stand sold. The problem tells us that Garrett's Fruit Stand sold 4(1/4) boxes of kiwis. To simplify this, we can convert the mixed number to an improper fraction. 4(1/4) is equivalent to 17/4. So, Garrett's Fruit Stand sold 17/4 boxes of kiwis.

Next, we are told that Emmett's Fruit Stand sold (1/2) as many boxes of kiwis as Garrett's did. To find out how many boxes Emmett's Fruit Stand sold, we can multiply the number of boxes Garrett's Fruit Stand sold by (1/2). Multiplying 17/4 by (1/2) gives us (17/4) x (1/2) = 17/8. So, Emmett's Fruit Stand sold 17/8 boxes of kiwis.