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A gardener has 10 lbs of soil. He used 5/8 of the soil for his garden. How many pounds of soil did he use in the garden? How many pounds does he have left?
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A gardener has 10 lbs of soil. He used 5/8 of the soil for his garden. How many pounds of soil did he use in the garden? How many pounds does he have left?
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A gardener has 10 lbs of soil. He used 5/8 of the soil for his garden. How many pounds of soil did he use in the garden? How many pounds does he have left?
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Used soil = 10 * 5/8 = 50/8 = 25/4 = 6.25 lbs
Left soil = Initial soil amount - Used
Left soil = 10 - 6.25 = 3.75 lbs
In short, He used 6.25 lbs and he have 3.75 lbs left
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