Question

Irma picked 5/8 of a bushel and Matthew picked half as many. How many bushels did Matthew pick?

Answer 1

0.3125 is the correct answer

Answer 2

`(5)/(16)`

bushels

Step-by-step explanation

It was given that,

Irma picked

`(5)/(8)`

of a bushel.

If Mathew picked half as many bushels, then Mathew has:

`(1)/(2) * (5)/(8) = (5)/(16)`

Hence, Mathew has

`(5)/(16)`

bushels.