Question

A farmer sells 7.8 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmer's market.

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of this weight is pears, and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmer's market?

Answer 1

Correct answer is 5.85 kilograms

Answer 2

Let's call the weight of pears sold x.

So the weight of apples sold would be 7.8 - x.

And we know that x = 7.8 * 1/4 = 1.95 kilograms.

Therefore, the weight of apples sold is 7.8 - 1.95 = 5.85 kilograms.