SOLUTION: Pilar bought 8 3/4 kg of fruit. She put 5/8 of them in a nicely wrapped basket. How many kilograms of fruit were there in a basket?

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Question 1167326: Pilar bought 8 3/4 kg of fruit. She put 5/8 of them in a nicely wrapped basket. How many kilograms of fruit were there in a basket?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
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Calculate  5/8  of  8 3/4.


It is  %285%2F8%29%2A%28%288%2A4%2B3%29%2F4%29 = 5%2F8%29%2A%2835%2F4 = %285%2A35%29%2F%288%2A4%29 = 175%2F32 = 5 15%2F32 kilograms.    ANSWER

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