At a butcher shop, bought lb of beef and some pork. Left with lb of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork bought using a decimal. bought nothing lb of pork.

15.11 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

At a butcher shop, Hilda bought 4 17/20 lb of Beef and some pork. She left with 19 24/25 lb of meat. Express the number of pounds of pork she bought using a decimal

so Hilda bought ? lb of pork

Beef = 4 17/20 lb

Pork = x lb

Total Meat = 19 24/25 lb

Using decimal to express the pound of pork she bought, convert the pounds of beef and total meat she bought into decimal

Beef = 4 17/20 lb = 4.85 lb

Total Meat = 19 24/25 lb = 19.96 lb

Total meat = Beef + pork

19.96 lb = 4.85 lb + x lb

Subtract 4.85 from both sides

19.96 - 4.85 = 4.85 + x - 4.85

15.11 = x

x= 15.11 lb

Therefore, pounds of pork she bought = 15.11 lb