Question

At a butcher shop hilda bought beef and pork. she left with 10 1/4 Ib of beef and some pork. She left with 21 11/20 Ib of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork she bought using a decimal

Answer 1

To express the number of pounds of pork Hilda bought using a decimal shows that she bought 11.3 pounds of pork.

What is a decimal?

A decimal is a number that has a whole number and a fraction separated by a decimal point.

The decimal point is the dot that separates the whole number from the fractional part.

We can convert the mixed fraction to its improper fraction (by multiplying the whole number with the denominator and adding the numerator), and then divide the result by the denominator again.

Data and Calculations:

Total weight of meat bought = 21¹¹/₂₀ pounds (21.55)

Total weight of beef = 10¹/₄ pounds (10.25)

Therefore, the total weight of pork = 11.3 pounds (21.55 - 10.25)

Thus, the number of pounds of pork Hilda bought expressed as a decimal is 11.3 pounds of pork.

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