Question

rishi's mom bought 1 1/2 pounds of strawberries to be shared among rishi and her two sisters. however rishis younger sister is still 5, so she will eat half as much as the others. rishis other sister will eat as much as rishi. how many pounds will rishi eat

Answer 1

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1 1/2 lbs


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Let's calculate the amount of strawberries
each person will eat:

• Rishi's younger sister will eat half as much as the others. So, she will eat (1/2) * (1 1/2) = 3/4 pounds of strawberries.

• Rishi's other sister will eat the same amount as Rishi. Therefore, she will eat 1 1/2 pounds of strawberries.

Now, let's calculate how much Rishi will eat: Rishi's younger sister: 3/4 pounds
Rishi's other sister: 1 1/2 pounds

So, Rishi will eat 1 1/2 pounds of strawberries.

Therefore, Rishi will eat 1 1/2 pounds of strawberries.