Question

Desmond sold a total of 8/10 pound of blueberries and raspberries at the farmers market . The weight of the blueberries is 3/4 of the total weight of the fruit . What is the weight of the blueberries?

Answer 1

Total weight of the sold fruits =
`(8)/(10)`

Weight of blueberries is
`(3)/(4)` of total weight of
`(8)/(10)`

So, weight of blueberries is =
`(3)/(4)*(8)/(10)=(3)/(5)`

Hence, weight of blueberries is
`(3)/(5)` pounds

Weight of raspberries =
`(8)/(10)-(3)/(5)`

=
`(8-6)/(10)` =
`(2)/(10)=(1)/(5)` pounds