Bhavika bought 4 kg 750 g of potatoes, 3 kg 750 g of tomatoes, and 2 kg 250 g of beans. How many kilograms of vegetables did she buy?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking how many kilograms of vegetables Bhavika bought given the weights of potatoes, tomatoes, and beans she purchased. We need to add the weights of the three types of vegetables together, converting grams to kilograms where necessary.
Answer
$10.750 \, \text{kg}$
Answer for screen readers
Bhavika bought a total of $10.750 , \text{kg}$ of vegetables.
Steps to Solve
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Convert grams to kilograms
First, we need to convert the weights given in grams to kilograms to simplify the addition.- For potatoes: ( 4 , \text{kg} + 750 , \text{g} = 4 , \text{kg} + 0.750 , \text{kg} )
- For tomatoes: ( 3 , \text{kg} + 750 , \text{g} = 3 , \text{kg} + 0.750 , \text{kg} )
- For beans: ( 2 , \text{kg} + 250 , \text{g} = 2 , \text{kg} + 0.250 , \text{kg} )
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Calculate total weight of each vegetable
Now we calculate the total weights:- Potatoes: ( 4 + 0.750 = 4.750 , \text{kg} )
- Tomatoes: ( 3 + 0.750 = 3.750 , \text{kg} )
- Beans: ( 2 + 0.250 = 2.250 , \text{kg} )
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Sum the weights of all vegetables
Add the total weights of all three vegetables:
$$ \text{Total} = 4.750 + 3.750 + 2.250 $$ -
Perform the addition
Now we perform the addition step:
$$ \text{Total} = 4.750 + 3.750 + 2.250 = 10.750 , \text{kg} $$
Bhavika bought a total of $10.750 , \text{kg}$ of vegetables.
More Information
The weights were combined by first converting all measurements to kilograms, ensuring consistency. This method of conversion can often be applied to other similar problems.
Tips
- Forgetting to convert grams to kilograms before adding.
- Not ensuring that all measurements are in the same unit before performing addition.
- Miscalculating during the addition step.
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