Question

3. A local baker orders 260 pounds of wheat flour, 120 pounds of barley flour and 90 pounds of almond flour each week for baking different types of breads. On the first day of the week, the baker uses 20% of al his almond flour. How many pounds of almond flour the baker has left?"

Answer 1

We will determine the remaining almond flour as follows:

*First: We determine how much does 20% of it is:

`x=(90\cdot20)/(100)\Rightarrow x=18`

So, 20% of almond flour is 18 pounds. Now, we subtract this amount from the total amount:

`r=90-18\Rightarrow r=72`

So, there are 72 pounds of almond flour left.