Problema Solution
A case of grapefruit weighs 35 3/4 pounds. Of this weight, 1/8 is not ripe. What is the weight of the grapefruit that are ripe
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If 1/8 is ripe then 1 - 1/8 = 8/8 - 1/8 = 7/8 of the grapefruits are ripe or:
(7/8)*(35 3/4) = (7/8)*(35*4 + 3)/4 =
= (7/8)(143/4) = 31.28 lbs
31.28 pounds of the grapefruit are ripe.