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Ed bought 4 pieces of salmon weighing a total of 2 kilograms. One piece weighed 4/10 kg, and two of the pieces weighed 5/10 kg each. What was the weight of the fourth piece of salmon? Explained

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Answer:

6/10 kg

Explanation:

Ed bought 4 pieces of salmon weighing a total of 2 kilograms. One piece weighed 4/10 kg, and two of the pieces weighed 5/10 kg each. What was the weight of the fourth piece of salmon? Explained

Hence:

Total kg of salmon = 4/10 + 5/10 + 5/10 + fourth piece

Total kg = 2 kg

Hence,

Fourth piece = 2 kg - ( 4/10 + 5/10 + 5/10) kg

Lowest common denominator = 10

2 kg - (4 + 5 + 5/10)

2kg - (14/10)kg

2 kg - 1 4/10 kg

= 6/10 kg

The weight of the fourth piece =

6/10 kg

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