A farmer sells 6.1 kilograms of apples and pears at the farmer's market. 3 5 of this weight is apples, and the rest is pears. How many kilograms of pears did she sell at the farmer's market?

Respuesta :

Answer: She sell 2.6 kg of pears at the farmer's market.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The weight of apples and pears together =  6.5 kg

Weight of apples = [tex]\dfrac{3}{5}[/tex] of (total apples and pears)

Weight of apples = [tex]\dfrac{3}{5}\times 6.5=3.9\ kg[/tex]

Weight of pears = 6.5-3.9 kg = 2.6 kg

Hence, She sell 2.6 kg of pears at the farmer's market.