A man is on a diet and goes into a shop to buy some turkey slices. He is given 3 slices which together weigh 1/3 of a pound but his diet says that he is only allowed to eat 1/4 of a pound. How many of the 3 slices he bought can he eat while staying true to his diet?

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Sarai Holder

14 April, 21:13

A man is on a diet and goes into a shop to buy some turkey slices. He is given 3 slices which together weigh 1/3 of a pound but his diet says that he is only allowed to eat 1/4 of a pound. How many of the 3 slices he bought can he eat while staying true to his diet?

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Ashlyn Kline · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of slices bought by the mam on a diet = 3

The 3 slices bought weighs 1/3

pound

Suggested quantity/amount of food is 1/4

To kmow the number of slices bought to be eaten will be

3x = 1/3

X = 1/9

So the number of slices to be ingested will the be:

1x/9 = 1/4

X = 9/4 (or 2 1/4)

NB: the amount of slices to be ingested so as not to exceed 1/4 pound will be under 2 1/4 slices.

Therefoe, he can have 2 whole slices and then take 1/4 of the last slice

Adan Walker · Answer 2

2.25

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are asked to calculate the number of slices to be eaten by a man who has restrictions on his diet.

Firstly, as we can see, he bought 3 which weighs a total of 1/3 pounds. The weight of one of this would be 1/3 divided by 3 = 1/9 pounds

Now to stay true to his weight by not exceeding 1/4, we need to know how many of the 1/9 can he eat. To solve this, we directly divide 1/9 by 1/4 = 1/4 divided by 1/9 = 2.25