Question

Peter went to a store. He bought 6.4 pounds of onions, potatoes, and hamburger. If 1.18 pounds was hamburger and 4.75 pounds were potatoes, how many pounds of onions did

Peter buy?

Answer 1

0.47 pounds

Explanation:

Simple subtraction!

Total pounds = pounds of onions + pounds of potatoes + pounds of hamburger

Setting the pounds of onions to
`x` we get:

`6.4 = x + 1.18 + 4.75`

`x=0.47`

So we get 0.47 pounds of onions!