Question

Brigid is picking strawberries at the Pick-Your-Own Farm. Her goal is to pick 5 bushels of strawberries. She has already picked 1

1
2
bushels, and she picks at a rate of
5
8
bushel per hour. The scenario is represented as
5
8
h + 1
1
2
= 5, where h is the number of hours she picks. How many more hours will it take Brigid to fill 5 bushels of strawberries?
2 and StartFraction 3 Over 16 EndFraction hours
2 and StartFraction 3 Over 16 EndFraction hours
5 and three-fifths hours
10 and two-fifths hours

Answer 1

We can start by isolating the variable "h".

5 8 h + 1 1 2 = 5

Subtracting 11/2 from both sides:

5 8 h = 5 - 1 1 2

Simplifying:

5 8 h = 8 1 2

Dividing both sides by 5/8:

h = 8 1 2 ÷ 5 8

Converting the mixed number to an improper fraction:

h = (8 x 8 + 1) ÷ 5 8

h = 65/8

Now, we can convert this fraction to a mixed number:

h = 8 1/8

Brigid has already picked for 8 1/8 hours, so the amount of time needed to pick the remaining strawberries is:

5 - (1 1/2 + 5/8 x 8) = 5 - (3 5/8) = 1 3/8

Therefore, Brigid still needs to pick for 1 3/8 hours to fill 5 bushels of strawberries. The answer is 1 and 3/8 hours or 2 and 3/16 hours (if simplified).

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