Question

There are 4,500 pounds of fruit in john’s store. 1200 pounds of the fruit is apples and half as much is mangoes. The weight of pears is three times the weight of mangoes. If the rest of the fruits are grapefruits, what is the total weight of grapefruits?

Answer 1

the total weight of the grapefruits is 2100 pounds

Explanation:

apples = a

mangoes = a/2

weight of pears=3*a/2

grapefruits=g

a+a/2=1200

3/2a=1200

1.5a=1200

a=800

800+400+1200+g=4500

g=2100

Therefore, the total weight of the grapefruits is 2100 pounds

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