Question

Peter went to a store. He bought 6.4 pounds of onions, potatoes, and hamburger. If 1.18 pounds was hamburger and 4.75 pounds were potatoes, how many pounds of onions did
Peter buy?

Answer 1

Answer:

0.47 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Simple subtraction!

Total pounds = pounds of onions + pounds of potatoes + pounds of hamburger

Setting the pounds of onions to $x$ we get:

$6.4 = x + 1.18 + 4.75$

$x=0.47$

So we get 0.47 pounds of onions!