Paul runs a small farm. After the last harvest, he weighed the amount of squash he collected. He had 42.2 total pounds of green and yellow squash. If yellow squash made up 

1

5

 of the harvest by weight, how many pounds of green squash did he have?

To find out how many pounds of green squash Paul had, let's start by determining the amount of yellow squash.

Given:
- Total weight of squash: 42.2 pounds
- Yellow squash made up \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the harvest.

First, we calculate the weight of yellow squash:

\[
\text{Weight of yellow squash} = \frac{1}{5} \times 42.2
\]

\[
\text{Weight of yellow squash} =  \frac{42.2}{5} = 8.44 \text{ pounds}
\]

Next, we calculate the weight of green squash by subtracting the weight of yellow squash from the total weight:

\[
\text{Weight of green squash} = 42.2 - 8.44
\]

\[
\text{Weight of green squash} = 33.76 \text{ pounds}
\]

So, Paul had **33.76 pounds of green squash**.

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Would you like more details or have any questions?

Here are some related questions to consider:

1. What would be the weight of green squash if yellow squash made up \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the harvest instead?
2. If Paul harvested a total of 50 pounds of squash, and yellow squash made up \(\frac{1}{5}\) of it, how much would be green squash?
3. If the total squash weight was increased by 10%, how much green squash would he have then?
4. How much total squash would Paul need to have 20 pounds of green squash, assuming the yellow squash still makes up \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the total?
5. If the yellow squash weighed 8.44 pounds and he wanted the green squash to weigh twice as much, how much total squash would he need?

**Tip:** When dealing with fractions of a total, it's often easier to first determine the fraction amount and then subtract to find the remainder.

Learn how to calculate the weight of green squash using proportions and subtraction. This problem involves determining the weight of green squash when yellow squash makes up 1/5 of the total harvest. Suitable for students in Grades 4-6.

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