Question

shawna can pick 4 1/2 quarts of strawberries in 3/4 hours. FILL in the blank to complete the statement. At this rate Shawna can pick 2 gallons (8 quarts) of strawberries in blank hours.

Answer 1

Data:

• 4 1/2 quarts in 3/4 hours

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• 2 gallons (8 quarts) in x hours.

Procedure:

0. Homogenizing data to improper fractions.

$4\cdot\frac{1}{2}=\frac{9}{2}$

2. Displaying the data as ratios:

$\frac{\frac{9}{2}}{\frac{3}{4}}=\frac{8}{x}$

3. Solving for x:

$x=\frac{8\cdot\frac{3}{4}}{\frac{9}{2}}=\frac{4}{3}$

Answer: 4/3