Question

A farmer sells 6.5 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmer's market. 3/4 of this weight is pears, and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmers market?

Answer 1

1.625 kg

Explanation:

Total weight sold by the farmer =6.5 kilograms

If 3/4 of the weight is pears:

Weight proportion of apple
`=1-(3)/(4)= (1)/(4)`

Therefore:

Weight of Apples sold at the market
`= (1)/(4) X 6.5 kg\\`

=1.625 kg

The farmer sold 1.625 kilograms of apple.

Answer 2

1.625 kilograms

Explanation:

Since total weight of pears and apples is 6.5 kilograms and 3/4 of this weight is pears, the weight of the pears is

→ 6.5 x 3/4 = 4.875 kilograms

Since the weight of the pears is 4.875, we can subtract it from the total weight to find the weight of the apples

→ 6.5 - 4.875 = 1.625 kilograms