Question

Solving a Real-World Problem
Brigid is picking strawberries at the Pick-Your-Own Farm. Her goal is to pick 5 bushels of strawberries. She has already picked 1
1
2
 bushels, and she picks at a rate of 
5
8
 bushel per hour. The scenario is represented as 
5
8
h + 1
1
2
= 5, where h is the number of hours she picks. How many more hours will it take Brigid to fill 5 bushels of strawberries?

2 and StartFraction 3 Over 16 EndFraction hours
2 and StartFraction 3 Over 16 EndFraction hours
5 and three-fifths hours
10 and two-fifths hours

Answer 1

Let h be hours more. Remaining to pick = 5 − 1 1/2 = 3 1/2 = 7/2 bushels.
(5/8)h = 7/2 → h = (7/2) ÷ (5/8) = (7/2)·(8/5) = 28/5 = 5 3/5 hours = 5 hours 36 minutes.

Answer: 5 and three-fifths hours.