At a butcher shop, Hilda bought 6 9/20 lb of beef and some pork. She left with 17 17/25 lb of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork she bought using a decimal.

First, convert [tex]6\frac{9}{20}[/tex] lbs to a decimal. Multiply the main number (6) by the denominator (20) and then add that number to the numerator (9). The number you will get will be (6 x 20)+9 = 129. 129 is now the new numerator as an improper fraction so the improper fraction is now [tex]\frac{129}{20}[/tex].

Now make [tex]17\frac{17}{25}[/tex] lbs an improper fraction. It would be [tex]\frac{442}{25}[/tex].

Now subtract the amount of pork from the total amount of meat. [tex]\frac{442}{25}[/tex] - [tex]\frac{129}{20}[/tex] . Find a common denominator. I'm going to use 500, although there might be something less.

[tex]\frac{5615}{100}[/tex] is the result. Now you can either start dividing or simplify the fraction, which hopefully you already know how to do. 5615 ÷ 100 = 56.15

Really hope this helped, I tried explaining well! Ask more questions if you need!

At a butcher​ shop, Hilda bought 6 9/20 lb of beef and some pork. She left with 17 17/25 lb of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork she bought using a decimal.

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At a butcher shop, Hilda bought 6 9/20 lb of beef and some pork. She left with 17 17/25 lb of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork she bought using a decimal.