Question

Xavier made 25 lb of roasted almonds he has three and a half pounds left at the end of the fair how many pounds did he sell at the fair

Answer 1

Xavier sold 21.5 pounds at the fair.

Explanation:

We can find this by taking the amount he made and subtracting the amount he had left over.

25 - 3.5 = 21.5

Answer 2

Xavier sold
`21(1)/(2)` of almonds at the fair

`25 - 3(1)/(2)` =
`21(1)/(2)`