James bought 1 1/8 kg of beef. He used 3/4 of it to make some beef patties. How much beef had he left

Answer 1

To solve the problem, we need to find out how much beef James used and subtract that amount from the total amount he bought.

James used 3/4 of 1 1/8 kg of beef to make patties. We can first convert 1 1/8 to an improper fraction:

1 1/8 = 9/8

Now we can multiply 9/8 by 3/4 to find out how much beef James used:

9/8 x 3/4 = 27/32

So James used 27/32 kg of beef to make patties.

To find out how much beef he had left, we can subtract 27/32 from the original amount he bought (which was 1 1/8 or 9/8):

9/8 - 27/32 = 36/32 - 27/32 = 9/32

Therefore, James had 9/32 kg of beef left after making patties.