Question

A farmer A farmer sells 9.3 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmer's market.

4
5
of this weight is pears, and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmer's market?

Answer 1

1.86

Explanation:

Since decimals are the same as fractions, we can convert 4/5 to .80. And since "of" means multiply, we can convert .80 of 9.3 to:

.8 x 9.3 = 7.44

This is the amount of pears, so we subtract:

9.3 - 7.44 = 1.86

The weight of the apples is 1.86.