Mang Ato harvested 5 1/2 kilograms of tomatoes from his farm.He sold 3/4 of it to his neighbors.How many kilograms were sold?
1)what are the given facts?
2)what is the number sentence?
3-5)show your solution with complete unil/label
1)what are the given facts?
2)what is the number sentence?
3-5)show your solution with complete unil/label
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number of harvested tomatoes - 5 ½ kilograms
number of tomatoes sold - ¾
What mathematical sentence is applicable to the problem?
¾ × 5 ½ kg = N
*Since the tomatoes sold is ¾ of the harvested tomatoes, you have to get ¾ of 5 ½ kg. The word "of" means to multiply.
Show your solution with complete label/unit.
¾ × 5 ½ kg
*Change the mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the denominator by the whole number, then add the numerator. Use the same denominator.
= ¾ × 11⁄2 kg
*Multiply the numerators across and the denominators across.
= 33⁄8 kg
*Simplify by dividing the numerator by the denominator.
= 4 ⅛ kg
4 ⅛ kilograms of tomatoes were sold.
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