Jackson bought a 12-pound container of nails. He used 3.45 pounds for the addition on his deck 1 1/4 pounds for his kid's treeho

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Jackson bought a 12-pound container of nails. He used 3.45 pounds for the addition on his deck 1 1/4 pounds for his kid's treeho

use. If Jackson had 2 1/2 pounds of nails before he bought the 12 pounds, How many pounds of nails does he have now?
Pick one of these answer choices.

Mathematics

2 answers:

miskamm [114] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-30T19:14:36+03:00

miskamm [114]3 years ago

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The answer would be c

Nataly [62] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-30T17:14:12+03:00

Nataly [62]3 years ago

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Answer: C) 9.8 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

We add the positive additions of nails: 12 + 2 1/2 = 14 1/2 pounds of nails

We subtract the negative subtractions of nails: 14 1/2 - 1 1/4 - 3 9/20 = 9.8 pounds of nails.