Problema Solution
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 20 kg were leftover. The crates were sent off to the supermarket, and the other 20kg were sold at the family's 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's crew pick during those two weeks?
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let
x = the total kilograms of strawberries that the family's crew picked up during those two weeks
c = the amount of strawberries that fit in 1 crate
The first week there were (5/12)x strawberries picked up:
10c + 20 = (5/12)x
During the second week the picked the remaining strawberries or x - (5/12)x = (7/12)x"
15c = (7/12)x
by solving the system of equations:
10c + 20 = (5/12)x
15c = (7/12)x
we find:
c = 28 kg
x = 720 kg
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during those two weeks the family's crew picked 720 kilograms of strawberries.