Final answer:
Lamar ate 0.48 pounds or approximately 7.68 ounces of the 0.8-pound steak he grilled. To find this, you would multiply the total weight of the steak by the fraction eaten.
Step-by-step explanation:
Lamar has grilled 0.8 pounds of steak and eaten 0.6 of it. To calculate the amount of steak he ate, we need to multiply the weight of the steak by the fraction that he ate. In mathematical terms, this is represented as the product of 0.8 and 0.6.
Let's do the calculation:
- 0.8 (weight of the steak) × 0.6 (fraction eaten) = 0.48
Therefore, Lamar ate 0.48 pounds of steak. Since most steaks are packaged in ounces and one pound equals 16 ounces, we can also express this in ounces.
0.48 pounds × 16 ounces/pound = 7.68 ounces
Lamar ate approximately 7.68 ounces of steak.
In your work, always consider using ounces when dealing with weights of items like steak that are less than a pound. This will give you a more precise measurement.