Final answer:
To find the difference in pounds between the amount of chicken and beef made by the chef, subtract the weight of the beef from the weight of the chicken.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the difference in pounds between the amount of chicken and beef made by the chef, we need to subtract the weight of the beef from the weight of the chicken.
Given that the chef cooked 812 pounds of chicken and 2/4 pounds of beef, we first need to convert 2/4 pounds to a decimal. We can do this by dividing the numerator (2) by the denominator (4) which gives us 0.5 pounds.
Now we can subtract 0.5 pounds (beef) from 812 pounds (chicken) to find the difference: 812 pounds - 0.5 pounds = 811.5 pounds. Therefore, the chef made 811.5 pounds more chicken than beef.