Question

Wilma works at a bird sanctuary and stores birdseed in plastic containers. She has 3 small containers that hold 8 pounds of birdseed each and 7 large containers that hold 12 pounds of birdseed each. Each container was full until she used 5 pounds of bird seed. She wants to put some of the remaining birdseed into 22 bird feeders that can hold 2 pounds each.

How much birdseed does she have left over?

Complete an expression you can use to find your answer

Wilma has
pounds of birdseed left over.

Answer 1

Answer:The amount of birdseed leftover is 32

The number of containers is:

The number of pounds is

So, the total number of pounds is:

From the question, 4 pounds were used.

So, the amount left is:

She wants to use 30 containers that contain 2 pounds each.

So, the leftover is:

Hence, the amount of birdseed leftover is 32

Explanation: