Question#4
* Find the price increase: The price increased by $1 1/10.
* Add the increase to the original price: Last month's price was $2 1/5. Add
$1 1/10 to this:
$2 1/5 + $1 1/10 = $3 3/10
Therefore, the price of a pound of carrots this month is $3 3/10.
Question#5
* Calculate the total crates used: Joe sold 8 1/3 crates and canned 7 5/6
crates. Add these two amounts to find the total used:
8 1/3 + 7 5/6 = 16 1/2 crates
* Subtract the used crates from the original amount: There were originally
24 1/4 crates. Subtract the used crates from this:
24 1/4 - 16 1/2 = 7 3/4 crates
Therefore, there were 7 3/4 crates of tomatoes left.
Question#6
2 1/5 hours + 3 2/3 hours can be calculated as follows:
* Convert mixed numbers to improper fractions:
* 2 1/5 = (2 * 5 + 1) / 5 = 11/5
* 3 2/3 = (3 * 3 + 2) / 3 = 11/3
* Find a common denominator:
* The least common multiple of 5 and 3 is 15.
* Convert fractions to equivalent fractions with the common denominator:
* 11/5 = (11 * 3) / (5 * 3) = 33/15
* 11/3 = (11 * 5) / (3 * 5) = 55/15
* Add the fractions:
* 33/15 + 55/15 = (33 + 55) / 15 = 88/15
* Convert the improper fraction back to a mixed number:
* 88 ÷ 15 = 5 with a remainder of 13.
* 88/15 = 5 13/15
Therefore, the farmer's market is open for 5 13/15 hours in a day.
