Question

A farmer sells 8.4 kilograms of pears and apple at the market. 1/4 of this weight is pears and the rest is apples. How much kilograms of apples did she sell at the market

Answer 1

`Weight = 6.3 kg`

Explanation:

Given

`Total = 8.4kg`

`Pears = (1)/(4)`

Required

Determine the weight of apples

First, we calculate the fraction of apple.

`Apple = 1 - Pears`

`Apple = 1 - (1)/(4)`

Take LCM

`Apple = (4-1)/(4)`

`Apple = (3)/(4)`

The weight is then calculated as:

`Weight = (3)/(4) * Total`

`Weight = (3)/(4) * 8.4kg`

`Weight = (3* 8.4kg)/(4)`

`Weight = (25.2kg)/(4)`

`Weight = 6.3 kg`

Hence, the apples weigh 6.4kg