Question

A farmer sells 8.8 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 1 4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market?

Answer 1

Answer: She sold 6.6kg of pears in the market.

Explanation:

Weight of apples and pears at the farmer's market.=8.8 kilograms

Weight of apples = 1/4

which is = 1/4 x 8.8kg = 2.2 kg

Weight of Pears =Weight of apples and pears - Weight of apples

= 8.8kg- 2.2kg

= 6.6kg