Question

Mrs. Cashmore bought a large melon.She cut apeice that weighed1 1/8 pounds and gave it to her neighbor.The remaining piece of melon weighed 6/8. How much did the whole melon weigh?

Answer 1

Weight of Whole melon is
`(15)/(8)\ pounds \ \ \ \ OR \ \ \ \ 1(7)/(8) \ pounds`.

Explanation:

Given:

Weigh of melon given to neighbor =
`1(1)/(8) \ pounds`

`1(1)/(8) \ pounds` can be rewritten as
`(9)/(8) \ pounds`

Weigh of melon given to neighbor =
`(9)/(8) \ pounds`

Also Given:

Weigh of melon of remaining piece =
`(6)/(8) \ pounds`

We need to find the weight of the whole melon.

Solution:

weight of the whole melon is equal to sum of Weigh of melon given to neighbor and Weigh of melon of remaining piece.

Framing in equation form we get;

weight of the whole melon =
`(9)/(8) + (6)/(8) = (9+6)/(8) =(15)/(8)\ pounds \ \ \ \ OR \ \ \ \ 1(7)/(8) \ pounds`

Hence Weight of Whole melon is
`(15)/(8)\ pounds \ \ \ \ OR \ \ \ \ 1(7)/(8) \ pounds`.