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a farmer sells 7.6 kg of apples and pears at the Farmers Market. Two-fifths of this weight is Apple's, and the rest is pairs. How many kilograms of pears does she sell at the Farmers Market? ​
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a farmer sells 7.6 kg of apples and pears at the Farmers Market. Two-fifths of this weight is Apple's, and the rest is pairs. How many kilograms of pears does she sell at the Farmers Market? ​

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1/5 = 20% so... 2/5 = 40%
40% of 7.6 is 3.04
Subtract 3.04 from 7.6, you get 4.56

The farmer sells 4.56 kilograms of pears at the Farmers Market.
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