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
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24 kg in a crate. Therefore 620kg based on 25 crates + 20kg
To find the total amount of strawberries picked during these two weeks, we need to calculate the weight of the strawberries picked in the first week and the weight of the strawberries picked in the second week, and then add them together.
First, let's calculate the weight of the strawberries picked in the first week. We are told that the workers picked 5/12 of the strawberries, and these were put into 10 crates, with 20kg left over.
To find the weight of the strawberries in each crate, we can divide the weight of the strawberries by the number of crates: 20kg / 10 crates = 2kg per crate.
Since there were 5/12 of the strawberries in the first week, we can multiply the weight per crate by the number of crates to find the total weight of the strawberries picked in the first week: (5/12) * (2kg per crate) * (10 crates) = 8.333 kg.
Next, let's calculate the weight of the strawberries picked in the second week. We are told that these strawberries were placed in 15 crates.
Since we are not given any additional information about the weight of these strawberries, we'll assume they have the same weight per crate as the strawberries in the first week. Therefore, the weight of the strawberries picked in the second week can be calculated as: (2kg per crate) * (15 crates) = 30kg.
Finally, we can add the weights of the strawberries picked in the first and second weeks to find the total weight: 8.333 kg + 30 kg = 38.333 kg.
Therefore, the family crew picked a total of approximately 38.333 kg of strawberries during these two weeks.