Question

In measuring dry volume, one bushel is equal to four pecks. At a farmers market one farm sells 17 pecks of apples. Another farm sells twice as many apples. How many. Bushels did the two farms sell?

Answer 1

17/4 is 4 1/4 bushels
34/4 is 8 1/2 bushels

8.5+4.25: 12 and 3 quarters bushels