Question

A butcher is dividing a round of beef into 3 equal-sized roasts. If each roast weighs 7.9 pound, and there are 1.4 pounds of beef left over, how much did the round of beef weigh?

Answer 1

each roast is 7.9 lbs so you multiply that by 3.
7.9x3=23.7
now add 1.4
23.7+1.4=25.1
the round of beef weighed 25.1 pounds