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Lacey picks blueberries and raspberries from her garden. She has 1/5 as many pounds of blueberries as raspberries. If she picks 1 4/5 pounds more blueberries, she will have equal weights of berries. Let x represent the weight of raspberries.

Which equations could be used to find the weight of blueberries Lacey has?
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Lacey picks blueberries and raspberries from her garden. She has 1/5 as many pounds-example-1

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The correct equations for finding the weight of blueberries Lacey has are x - 1 4/5 = 1/5 x and 1/5 x = x - 1 4/5.

There are two equations that could be used to find the weight of blueberries Lacey has:

x - 1 4/5 = 1/5 x: This equation represents the fact that if Lacey picks 1 4/5 pounds more blueberries, she will have equal weights of berries.

1/5 x = x - 1 4/5: This equation rearranges the first equation to solve for the weight of blueberries.

The other equations are not correct:

1/5 x - 1 4/5 = x: This equation adds 1 4/5 to both sides of the first equation, which is not a valid mathematical operation.

x - 1 4/5 = 1/5 x: This equation is the same as the first equation and therefore does not provide any new information.

1/5 x = x - 1 4/5: This equation is the same as the second equation and therefore does not provide any new information.

x + 1 4/5 = 1/5 x - 1 4/5: This equation adds 1 4/5 and then subtracts 1 4/5 to both sides of the first equation, which is not a valid mathematical operation.

1/5 x + 1 4/5 = x: This equation adds 1 4/5 to both sides of the second equation, which is not a valid mathematical operation.

x = 1 4/5 (1/5 + x): This equation is not a valid way to solve for the weight of blueberries.

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