Mrs. Bryant bought 4/5 kg of meat. She used 1/2 of it and divided the rest into 3 equal portion. What was the weight of each portion?

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17 June, 01:46

Mrs. Bryant bought 4/5 kg of meat. She used 1/2 of it and divided the rest into 3 equal portion. What was the weight of each portion?

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Gillian Luna · Answer 1

1/10 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs. Bryant,

brought 4/5 kg (0.8 kg) of meat.

used 1/2 kg (0.5 kg) of meat.

that means there were (0.8-0.5) = 0.3 kg (3/10 kg) of meat left.

now,

we divide 3/10 with 3 and thus we get the weight 1/10 kg.