Kelly buys three containers of potato salad at the deli. she brings 4/5 of the potato salad to a picnic. how many pounds of potato salad does kelly bring to the picnic? describe two different ways to solve the problem.

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3 lb

Step-by-step explanation:

By the given diagram,

The weight of,

First container = 1.03 lb,

Second container = 1.12 lb,

Third container = 1.6 lb,

Thus, the total weight of the containers of potato salad = 1.03 + 1.12 + 1.6 = 3.75 lb,

∵ she brings 4/5 of the potato salad to a picnic,

So, the total potatoes salads taken for the picnic =

= 4 × 0.75

= 3 lb,

Alternative method :

'She brings 4/5 of the potato salad to a picnic' states that 4/5th of each container is taken,

of first container = = 0.824 lb,

of second container = = 0.896 lb,

of third container = = 1.28 lb,

Hence, the total potato salad is taken for the picnic

= 0.824+0.896+1.28

= 3 lb

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