Question

Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries and uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie. How many pounds of blueberries did Maggi use to make the smoothie

Answer 1

Answer:

$\dfrac{9}{20}\ \text{pounds}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries

He uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie.

We need to find how many pounds of blueberries Maggi use to make the smoothie. It means we need to find 3/5 of 3/4. So,

$x=\dfrac{3}{4}\times \dfrac{3}{5}\\\\=\dfrac{9}{20}\ \text{pounds}$

So, he will use $\dfrac{9}{20}\ \text{pounds}$ of blueberries to make a smoothie.

Answer 2

Answer: 9/20

Step-by-step explanation: Maggi buys 3/4 pound of blueberries

He uses 3/5 of them to make a smoothie.

We need to find how many pounds of blueberries Maggi use to make the smoothie. It means we need to find 3/5 of 3/4. So,

So, he will use of blueberries to make a smoothie.