SOLUTION: Mr. Masterson has determined that the following items are not selling as much this time of year and he wants to order less of them. He wants to decrease the quantities he purchase

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Question 1066586: Mr. Masterson has determined that the following items are not selling as much this time of year and he wants to order less of them. He wants to decrease the quantities he purchases by 2/3, ordering only 1/3 of the original amount.
Question: 200 lbs. of potatoes
But also how did you arrive at the fractional answer for future questions.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, Alan3354:
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Is 200 lbs of potatoes his original amount or is it the new decreased amount?
It's not clear.
If it's the original amount, then he needs to order,
or
If it's the decreased amount, then he originally ordered,
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"200 pounds of potatoes" is not a question.
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