Answer:
[tex]3\frac{9}{10}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
First he has [tex]14\frac{2}{5}[/tex]pounds and then he used [tex]10\frac{1}{2}[/tex] pounds so now he have left:
[tex]14\frac{2}{5} - 10\frac{1}{2} \\[/tex]
we subtract the whole numbers:
[tex]4\frac{2}{5}-\frac{1}{2}[/tex]
Now we convert the first term to fraction:
[tex]\frac{22}{5} -\frac{1}{2}\\ =\frac{22*2-5*1}{5*2}\\ =\frac{44-5}{10}\\ =\frac{39}{10} \\[/tex]
and convert the fraction to a mixed fraction:
[tex]3\frac{9}{10}[/tex]
he has [tex]3\frac{9}{10}[/tex] pounds left.
