162k views
3 votes
4. A gardener has 10 pounds of soil. He used of the soil for his garden. How many pounds of soil did he use in the garden? How many pounds did he have left?

User Glacasa
by
7.2k points

1 Answer

5 votes
5/8


10 ibs / 8 =1.25 ibs


1.25 ibs * 5 = 6.25 ibs.


He used 6.25 ibs and has 3.75 ibs of soil left for his garden.
User James Martherus
by
8.2k points