903 kg of potatoes will be delivered to stores in Bronx
Solution:
Given that, lamar has 1354.5 Kilograms of potatoes to deliver equally to 18 stores
12 of the stores are Bronx
Number of stores in Bronx = 12
From given,
Kilograms of potatoe = 1354.5 kg
Total number of stores = 18
Let us first find the kilograms of potato delivered to 1 store
[tex]\text{kg of potato to 1 store } = \frac{\text{Total kg of potato}}{\text{ total number of stores}}[/tex]
Substituting the values we get,
[tex]\text{kg of potato to 1 store } = \frac{1354.5}{18} = 75.25[/tex]
Thus 75.25 kg potato is delivered to 1 store
How many kilograms of potatoes will be delivered to stores in Bronx
Number of stores in bronx is 12, so multiply 75.25 by 12
[tex]\rightarrow 12 \times 75.25 = 903[/tex]
Thus 903 kg of potatoes will be delivered to stores in Bronx