Question

Kids bought a package with 2 9/ 16 lb of ground meat to make hamburgers he was he has 2/5 pound of ground meat left about how many pounds of ground meat did he use for hamburgers

Answer 1

The quantity of ground meat he use for hamburgers is 2
`(13)/(80)` pounds

Explanation:

Given as :

The total quantity of ground meat bought to make hamburgers = 2
`(9)/(16)`

Or, The total quantity of ground meat bought to make hamburgers =
`(41)/(16)` pound

The quantity of ground meat left after use =
`(2)/(5)` pound

Now, let The quantity of ground meat used for hamburgers = x pound

So, x = The total quantity of ground meat bought - The quantity of ground meat left

Or, x =
`(41)/(16)` pound -
`(2)/(5)` pound

Or, x =
`(205-32)/(80)` pound

I.e x =
`(173)/(80)`

∴ x = 2
`(13)/(80)` pounds

Hence The quantity of ground meat he use for hamburgers is 2
`(13)/(80)` pounds . Answer