Answer: 9/14 of a pound each day.
Step-by-step explanation:
We can convert the mixed fraction into an improper fraction:
4 1/2 → 9/2
Now we divide by 7, since there are 7 days in a week:
9/2 ÷ 7
When we divide, by a number, it can be placed in the denominator:
9/2*7 = 9/14
There's no other way to simplify it, so that's our final answer.