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

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Answer 2

24 kg in a crate. Therefore 620kg based on 25 crates + 20kg