a. Fantine bought 2 pounds in August.
b. She bought 2 pounds in April.
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1; It is given than Fantine bought of January's total in August. So,
The flour bought in August = × The flour bought in January. From the table, we have the flour bought in January was 3 pounds.
The flour bought in August = × 3 = = 2 pounds. (9 divided by 2 gets a quotient of 2 and remainder 1)
Step 2; She bought as much in April as she did in both October and July.
× the flour bought in August = The flour bought in October and July.
The flour bought in October and July = + 1 = + = = 2 pounds.
× the flour bought in August = 2 pounds.
The flour bought in August = 2 × = = 2 pounds. (16 divided by 7 gets a quotient of 2 and remainder 2)