On Rhonda's family farm, the workers picked 5/12 of the strawberries in the first week. These strawberries were put in 10 crates, and 20kg were left over. The crates were sent off to the supermarket and the other 20kg were sold at the family fruit stand. During the second week the crew picked the remaining strawberries and placed them in 15 crates. How many kilograms of strawberries did the family crew pick during these two weeks. Show all your work

Answer 1

(5/12) s = 10 c + 20

(7/12) s = 15 c

well we have two linear equations with two unknowns. We can do it.

7 s = 180 c
so c = (7/180) s

(5/12) s = (7/18)s + 20
(5/4) s = (7/6) s + 60
(15/12)s = (14/12) s + 60
s/12 = 60
s = 720 kg

Answer 2

On Rhonda's family farm, the workers picked 5/12 of the strawberries in the first week. These strawberries were put in 10 crates, and 20kg were left over. The crates were sent off to the supermarket and the other 20kg were sold at the family fruit stand. During the second week the crew picked the remaining strawberries and placed them in 15 crates. How many kilograms of strawberries did the family crew pick during these two weeks. Show all your work . is there an easier way to explain

Answer 3

Not that I know of.