Question

A former sells 9.4 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmers market. 4/5 of this weight is pears and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmers market

Answer 1

1.88

Explanation:

A farmer sells 9.4 kilograms of pears and apples

4/5 of the total weight is pears while the rest is apple

Let x represent the number of apples

9.4= 4/5 ×9.4 + x

9.4 = 0.8×9.4+x

9.4 = 7.52+ x

9.4-7.52= x

1.88= x

x= 1.88