Asked by robin

victoria has a 2-pound package of flour. she uses 2/5 of the flour to make a pizza. She then uses 3/10 of the remaining flour to make bread. Find the weight of the package of flour that she has left. Express answer in decimal.
Answered by oobleck
2/5 * 2 + 3/10 * 3/5 * 2 = 29/25 = 1 4/25
so, subtract that from 2 to see what she had left
Answered by Henry2,
has 2 Lbs. of flour.
2/5 for pizza.
3/10*3/5 = 9/50 for bread.
7/10*3/5 = 21/50 remaining.
Weight = 21/50 * 2 = 42/50 = 0.84 Lbs.