Ozzie is scooping fertilizer out of a bag containing 8 1/2 pounds. Each scoop removes 5/16 of a pound of fertilizer. How much fertilizer would remain in the bag after 12 scoops are taken out?

Respuesta :

First, let's calculate how much are those 12 scoops:

[tex]\frac{5}{16}\cdot12=3.75[/tex]

This way, 3.75 pound would be removed with those 12 scoops.

Therefore,

[tex]8.5-3.75=4.75=4\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

4 3/4 pounds would be left in the bag

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