A farmer sells 8.1 kilograms of pears and apples at the farmer's market. 4 5 of this weight is pears, and the rest is apples. How many kilograms of apples did she sell at the farmer's market?

Respuesta :

Answer: she sold 1.62 kilograms of apple at the farmer's market.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of pears and apples that the farmer sold at the farmer's market is 8.1 kilograms.

If 4/5 of this weight is pears and the rest is apples. it means that the total weight of pears that the farmer sold

at the farmer's market is

4/5 × 8.1 = 0.8 × 8.1 = 6.48 kilograms.

Therefore, the number of kilograms of apples that she sold at the farmer's market is

8.1 - 6.48 = 1.62 kilograms

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