Danny ordered 124 pounds of vegetables for this week's menu.On Monday 18 pounds were used,and Tuesday's meal used 36 pounds.Twenty-six pounds were used on both Wednesday and Thursday.How many pounds does Danny have left to use on Friday?
18 pounds?
Right.
To find out how many pounds Danny has left to use on Friday, we need to subtract the total amount of vegetables used so far from the initial amount Danny ordered.
Danny ordered 124 pounds of vegetables.
On Monday, 18 pounds were used.
On Tuesday, 36 pounds were used.
On Wednesday, 26 pounds were used.
On Thursday, 26 pounds were used.
To calculate the amount left, we subtract the amount used from the initial amount ordered:
124 pounds - 18 pounds - 36 pounds - 26 pounds - 26 pounds = 18 pounds
Therefore, Danny has 18 pounds left to use on Friday.