Cost of Beef that Hilda bought = 4 17/20 = 4.85 lb
Cost of the total meat she bought = 19 24/25 = 19.96 lb.
To find the number of pounds of pork she bought, subtract.
Number of pounds of pork she bought = 19.96 - 4.85 = 15.11 lb.
Hence, Hilda bought 15.11 lb of pork.
Answer:
1.65
Step-by-step explanation:\
We know that she has 4 and 17/20 lb of beef . We also know that she left with 19 and 24/25 lb of total meet. To find the pounds of pork, we need to do 19 and 24/25 lb minus 4 and 17/20. Before we do this, we need to find a common denominator. The number 100 is the least common multiple of both 25 and 20. 25* 4 is 100. And to make it even, do 24*4 too ( Which is 96). The 20 inside 17/20 goes into 100, 5 times. Again, then we would do 17*5 which is 85. 19 and 96/100 minus 4 and 85/100 is 15 and 11/100. When I find the decimal, I like to make the difference into a improper fraction. The improper fraction for 15 and 11/100 is 165/100. Lastly, we can do 165 divided by 100 to get a decimal. And that very decimal is 1.65 pounds of pork. I hope this helps!
