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A package of hamburger meat has 5 pounds in it. Vivian uses 2.75 pounds to make hamburgers and 1.5 pounds to put in vegetable soup. How much meat does she have that she can freeze and use for later? CARD #9 put yo ANSWER IN BOX. ©Lora M​

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Final answer:

Vivian used a total of 4.25 pounds of meat for hamburgers and vegetable soup from a 5-pound package, leaving her with 0.75 pounds of meat to freeze for later use.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much hamburger meat Vivian can freeze for later, we need to subtract the amount of meat she has already used from the original 5-pound package. Vivian used 2.75 pounds for hamburgers and 1.5 pounds for vegetable soup.

First, we add the amounts of meat used:

  • 2.75 pounds (hamburgers)
  • 1.5 pounds (vegetable soup)

2.75 pounds + 1.5 pounds = 4.25 pounds used in total.

Now, we subtract the total used from the original package:

5 pounds (original amount) - 4.25 pounds (used amount) = 0.75 pounds of meat left to freeze.

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