Question

A farmer sells 8.9 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

2.225 kg

Explanation:

We know that the total weight the farmer sold was 8.9 kilograms.

- 3/4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears.

Therefore, to calculate the amount of kilograms of pears she sold at the farmer's market (which you can call x), you need to apply the following procedure.