Question

last week, justines fruit stand sold 10 boxes of limes. down the road, stanleys fruit stand sold 3/4 as many boxes of limes as justines did. how many boxes of limes did stanleys fruit stand sell? write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. boxes submit

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the number of boxes Justine sold

Justine sold 10 boxes.

Step2: Calculate Stanley's sales

Stanley sold $\frac{3}{4}$ of Justine's sales: $\frac{3}{4} \times 10 = \frac{30}{4} = \frac{15}{2} = 7.5$ or $7\frac{1}{2}$

Answer:

7.5 or $\frac{15}{2}$ or $7\frac{1}{2}$