Sam made chicken tacos. The recipe requires 2 ½ pounds of chicken. Sam bought 4 ¾ pounds of chicken. How many pounds of chicken remain unused?

Question

responces
2 ¼ pounds of chicken
7 ¼ pounds of chicken
2 ½ pounds of chicken
2 2/4 pounds of chicken

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of chicken remain unused, we need to subtract the amount used from the amount bought.
2 ½ pounds of chicken is used for the recipe.
4 ¾ pounds of chicken were bought.
To find out how many pounds remain, subtract 2 ½ from 4 ¾:

4 ¾ - 2 ½ = 2 ¼ pounds

Therefore, 2 ¼ pounds of chicken remain unused.