Question

Last week, Barry's Fruit Stand sold 2 boxes of kiwis. Down the road, Haley's Fruit Stand sold 5/6 as many boxes of kiwis as Barry's did. How many boxes of kiwis did Haley's Fruit Stand sell?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Barry's Fruit Stand sold 2 boxes of kiwis. To find out how many boxes of kiwis Haley's Fruit Stand sold, we need to calculate \( \frac{5}{6} \) of the 2 boxes sold by Barry's.

We calculate this as follows:

\[
\text{Boxes sold by Haley's} = \frac{5}{6} \times 2
\]

Now, we can multiply \( \frac{5}{6} \) by 2:

\[
\frac{5}{6} \times 2 = \frac{5 \times 2}{6} = \frac{10}{6}
\]

Next, we simplify \( \frac{10}{6} \):

\[
\frac{10}{6} = \frac{5 \times 2}{3 \times 2} = \frac{5}{3}
\]

Thus, \( \frac{5}{3} \) can also be expressed as a mixed number:

\[
\frac{5}{3} = 1 \frac{2}{3}
\]

Therefore, Haley's Fruit Stand sold \( \frac{5}{3} \) boxes of kiwis or \( 1 \frac{2}{3} \) boxes.

The final answer is:

\[
\frac{5}{3} \text{ boxes} \quad \text{or} \quad 1 \frac{2}{3} \text{ boxes}
\]