Answer:
7 pounds and 8 ounces
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
A sack of potatoes weighs 14 pounds 6 ounces.
After Wendy makes potato salad for a picnic the sack weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces.
Question asked:
What is the weight of the potato Wendy used for the potato salad?
Solution:
First of all we will convert pound into ounces:-
As we know:
1 pound = 16 ounces
14 pounds 6 ounces = 16 [tex]\times[/tex] 14 + 6 = 224 + 6 = 230 ounces
A sack of potatoes weighs = 230 ounces
After Wendy makes potato salad for a picnic the sack weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces.
Similarly, 6 pounds 14 ounces = 6 [tex]\times[/tex] 16 + 14
= 96 + 14 = 110 ounces
Wendy used for the potato salad = 230 ounces - 110 ounces
= 120 ounces.
16 ounces = 1 pound
1 ounces = [tex]\frac{1}{16}[/tex]
120 ounces = [tex]\frac{1}{16}\times120=7\frac{8}{16}\ 7\ pounds\ 8\ ounces[/tex]
Thus, Wendy used 7 pounds and 8 ounces for the potato salad.
