Question

Jasmine bought a 4 pound ham. He warmed 1 1/2 pounds of ham for breakfast, chopped 8 ounces of ham to season his bean soup, sliced 1 3/4 pounds for sandwiches, and used to the rest to make ham salad. Which procedure could be used to find the number of pounds of ham Jasmine used for ham salad. A. subtract the sum of 1 1/2, 1/2, and 1 3/4 from 4 B. subtract the sum of 1 1/2, 8, and 1 3/4 from 4 C. add 4 to the sum of 1 1/2, 8, and 1 3/4 D. find the product of 1 1/2, 8, 1 3/4, and 4

Answer 1

Total ham = 4 pounds

Ham for breakfast = 1 1/2 pounds

Ham for bean soup = 8 ounces = 1/2 pounds

( since 1 ounce = 0,0625 punds; 8 x0.0625 = 0.5 pounds=1/2 pounds)

Ham for sandwiches = 1 3/4

Rest for salad.

So, to find the amount of ham used for salad, simply add the ham used and subtract to 4 (Total ham)

A. subtract the sum of 1 1/2, 1/2, and 1 3/4 from 4