Question

Veronica needs to buy 1 3/4 pounds of cheese. When the clerk places some cheese in a container and weighs it, the scale shows 1 1/4 pounds. The container weighs 1/16 pound. How many more pounds of cheese should be added to the scale to get the amount that veronica needs? Explain how you solved the problem

Answer 1

Answer:

9/16

Step-by-step explanation:

║Given║:

Veronica needs to buy 1 3/4 pounds of cheese.

When the clerk places some cheese in a container and weighs it, the scale shows 1 1/4 pounds.

The container weighs 1/16 pound.

║To Solve║:

How many more pounds of cheese should be added to the scale to get the amount that veronica needs? Explain how you solved the problem

║Solving║:

Since, the amount of cubed cheese that Veronica wants to buy = 1 3/4 pounds then turn it into improper fractions.

Which:

 1 3/4                                                                                      = 7/8 pounds

We also knows that:

Weight of the container in which Mr. Sand places the cube = 1/16 pounds

Weight of the cubed cheese and container together = 1 1/4 pounds

               Turn into improper fraction.

Which:

1 1/4                                                                    = 5/4 pounds

Thus,

The amount of cubed cheese placed by Mr. Sands = (5/4 - 1/16) pounds

                                                                           = (20 - 1)/16 pounds

                                                                           = 19/16 pounds

Hence,

The quantity of more cheese that Mr.Sands need to add to the scale is:

(7/4 - 19/16) pounds

= (28 - 19)/16 pounds

= 9/16 pounds.

Base on the solving above we can conclude that need  to add 9/16 pounds of cubed cheese to fullfil the order placed by Veronica.

║ Answer ║

9/16

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