Question

A gardener has 10 pounds 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 did he have left?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The gardener used 5/8 of the soil, which is equal to 10 * 5/8 = 10 * 0.625 = 6.25 pounds.

So, he used 6.25 pounds of soil in the garden.

The gardener had 10 - 6.25 = 3.75 pounds of soil left.