Question

Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries and uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie. How many pounds of blueberries did Maggi use to make the smoothie

Answer 1

Answer: 9/20

Step-by-step explanation: Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries

He uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie.

We need to find how many pounds of blueberries Maggi use to make the smoothie. It means we need to find 3/5 of 3/4. So,

So, he will use of blueberries to make a smoothie.

Answer 2

`(9)/(20)\ \text{pounds}`

Explanation:

Given that,

Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries

He uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie.

We need to find how many pounds of blueberries Maggi use to make the smoothie. It means we need to find 3/5 of 3/4. So,

`x=(3)/(4)* (3)/(5)\\\\=(9)/(20)\ \text{pounds}`

So, he will use
`(9)/(20)\ \text{pounds}` of blueberries to make a smoothie.