If ⅜ of a 60-pound bag of ready-mix concrete is Portland cement, how many pounds of other materials are in the bag? (

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If ⅜ of a 60-pound bag of ready-mix concrete is Portland cement, how many pounds of other materials are in the bag?  (

anonymous · Answer

22.5 pounds

anonymous · Answer

woah
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anonymous · Answer

take 5/8 of 60 
you should get what she got there...i hope

anonymous · Answer

37.5

anonymous · Answer

It's definitely 37.5 pounds.
You take 3 divided by 8. Then you have .375
Then, you take 60 times .375
Then you have 22.5
60 minus 22.5 is 37.5

anonymous · Answer

thank you all so much because I was really struggling with that answer I am not good with word problems

anonymous · Answer

It's fractions...not so hard

anonymous · Answer

yea but business math word problems suck I am a numerical type of girl

anonymous · Answer

This is numerical lol

anonymous · Answer

Lol dang didn't think you wouldn't get it