A farmer sells 9.6 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 3/4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market

If the total weight of the apples and pears combined equals to 9.6 kilograms and she sells the apples which is 3/4 of the total weight, it is equal to 7.2 kilograms. That means that the pears she sold at the farmer's market equal to 2.4 kilograms.

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proz proz · Answer 2 · 2020-04-07T02:46:48+02:00

Answer:

The answer is:

She sells 2.4 kg of pears at the farmer's market

Step-by-step explanation:

Total weight of apples and pears = 9.6 kg

Proportion of apples sold from the combined weight = 3/4

Next, we are going to convert this proportion for apples sold to actual weight:

3/4 of 9.6 kg of apples and pears were sold

3/4 of 9.6 = 3/4 × 9.6 = 7.2 kg of apples.

Finally, to calculate for the weight of pears, we subtract the weight of apples from the overall weight.

9.6 - 7.2 = 2.4 kg

Therefore 2.4 kg of pear was sold