Lynne bought a bag of grapefruit, 158pounds of

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2022-04-01

Lynne bought a bag of grapefruit, 158pounds of apples, and 2316 pounds of bananas. The total weight of her purchases was 712 pounds. How much did the bag of grapefruit weigh?

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alenahelenash

alenahelenash

Expert2023-04-26Added 556 answers

We can let x represent the weight of the bag of grapefruit in pounds. Then, we know that Lynne also bought 1 5/8 pounds of apples and 2 3/16 pounds of bananas, so the total weight of her purchases can be expressed as
x+158+2316=712
To solve for x, we can first convert all the mixed numbers to improper fractions:
x+138+3516=152
Next, we can find a common denominator for the fractions on the left-hand side:
x+2616+3516=12016
Combining like terms, we get
x+6116=12016
Subtracting 6116 from both sides, we get
x=120166116=5916
Therefore, the weight of the bag of grapefruit was 5916 pounds, or approximately 3.69 pounds.

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