Question

Libby sold $60 worth of vegetables at the farmer's market. Jess sold 3/4ths of what Libby sold. Stephanie sold 1/3rd of what Jess sold. How much did they all sell together?

Answer 1

Answer:

$120.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Libby sold $60 worth of vegetables at the farmer's market.

Jess sold 3/4th of what Libby sold. Let us find 3/4 of 60.

$\text{Jess sold}=60\times \frac{3}{4}$

$\text{Jess sold}=15\times 3$

$\text{Jess sold}=45$

Therefore, Jess sold $45 worth of vegetables.

We are told that Stephanie sold 1/3rd of what Jess sold. So let us 1/3rd of 45.

$\text{Stephanie sold}=45\times \frac{1}{3}$

$\text{Stephanie sold}=15$

Therefore Stephanie sold $15 worth of vegetables.

Now let us add amounts of money earned by Libby, Jess and Stephanie to get the total money earned by all.

$\text{The total money earned by Libby, Jess and Stephanie}=60+45+15$

$\text{The total money earned by Libby, Jess and Stephanie}=120$

Therefore, they all sell $120 worth of vegetables together.

Answer 2

Answer:

As per the statement: Libby sold $60 worth of vegetables at the farmer's market.

⇒ Libby sold vegetables at the farmers market = $60

Jess sold 3/4th of what Libby sold.

⇒ Jess sold = $\frac{3}{4} \times 60 = \ 45$

Also, Stephanie sold 1/3rd of what Jess sold.

⇒ Stephanie sold = $\frac{1}{3} \times 45 = \ 15$

To find how much did they all sell together.

Together they all sell together = Libby sold + Jess sold + Stephanie sold

                                                    =$60 + $45+$15 = $120

Therefore, they all sell together is, $120