Question

Kyle has picked 5 1/3 bushels of apples. He wants to know how many more bushels,b, of apples he needs to pick to have 9 bushels in all. Part A: Write an equation to describe this situation. Part B: How many more bushels does Kyle need to pick? Show your work, *

Answer 1

Explanation:

Kyle has picked 5 1/3 bushels of apples

He want to pick b more bushels of apple to have 9 bushels in all

A) 5
`(1)/(3)` + b = 9 bushels

b) b = 9 - 5
`(1)/(3)` = 3
`(2)/(3)`