Question

A farmer sells 9.2 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmers market 4/5 of this weight is apples and the rest is pears. How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmers market

Answer 1

9.2 kg of apples and pears combined
4/5 of 9.2 kg are apples
4/5=0.8=80%
100% 9.2 kg
80%. X kg
X= 80 • 9.2/100
X=736/100
X=7.36 kg of apples


9.2kg-7.36kg=1.84 kg of pears