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Help me out here pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

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the answer is 2 7/9 pounds
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Answer:

Last one 2 7/9

Explanation:

If the baker made 5 pounds of icing and used 4/9 of the icing to make decorations, then he used:

5 * 4/9 =

= 20/9 =

= 2 2/9 [of icing]

To find out how much he has left over, we just need to substract 2 2/9 from 5:

5 - 2 2/9 =

= 3 - 2/9 =

= 2 7/9