Question

a farmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 4/5 of the weight is the apples and the rest is the pears. how many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmers market

Answer 1

Answer:

1.9 Kilograms.

Step-by-step explanation:

9.5/5=1.9

since the apples account for 4 parts, we multiply 4 times the value of 1 of the 5 parts

4x1.9=7.6

Now we subtract from the original weight of everything.

9.5-7.6=1.9

Answer 2

Answer:  The farmer sold 1.9 kilograms of pears at the farmer's market.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that a farmer sells 9.5 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market and $\dfrac{4}{5}$ of the weight is the apples and the rest is the pears.

We are to find the number of kilograms of pears that she sold at the farmer's market.

Given that

$\dfrac{4}{5}$ of the weight of 9.5 kilograms is the apples.

So, the total weight of the apples is given by

$W_a=\dfrac{4}{5}\times9.5=4\times1.9=7.6~\textup{kilograms}.$

Therefore, the weight of the pears is given by

$W_p=9.5-W_a=9.5-7.6=1.9~\textup{kilograms}.$

Thus,  the farmer sold 1.9 kilograms of pears at the farmer's market.