Question

A restaurant bought 36.5 pounds of beef from a store. The next​ month, the restaurant bought 71.3 pounds of beef and 21.5 pounds of chicken. How many pounds of meat did the restaurant​ buy

Answer 1

129.3 pounds

Explanation:

A restaurant bought 36.5 pound of meat from a store

The following month they also bought 71.3 pounds of meat and 21.5 pounds of chicken

Therefore the total pounds of meat bought by the restaurant can be calculated as follows

= 36.5 + 71.3 + 21.5

= 129.3 pounds