Question

A farmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 3/4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market?

Answer 1

2.375 kilograms of pears she sell at the market.

Explanation:

Given:

A farmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 3/4 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears.

Now, to find the kilograms of pears she sell.

Total weight of apples and pears = 9.5 kilograms.

Weight of apples =
`(3)/(4) \ of\ 9.5`

Now, to get the weight of pears by subtracting the weight of apples from the total weight of apples and pears:

`9.5-(3)/(4) \ of\ 9.5\\\\=9.5-0.75* 9.5\\\\=9.5-7.125\\\\=2.375\ kilograms.`

Therefore, 2.375 kilograms of pears she sell at the market.

Answer 2

2.375 kg of pears.

Explanation:

Given:

A farmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market.

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

• Question asked:

How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market?

Solution:

Total weight of both apples and pears = 9.5 kg

Total weight of apples =
`(3)/(4) \ of\ 9.5\ kg=(3)/(4) *9.5=(28.5)/(4) =7.125\ kg`

Weight of pears = Total weight of both apples and pears - Weight of apples

= 9.5 kg - 7.125 kg = 2.375 kg

Thus, she sold 2.375 kg of pears in the market.