A gardener has 10 pounds of soil he used 5/8 of soil for the garden how many pounds did he use in the garden? How many pounds are left?

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Of means to multiply. So 5/8 of 10 is the same as 5/8 times 10. This equals 50/8, which reduces to 25/4. As a mixed number, this is 6 1/4. 6 1/4 pounds is how much soil is used. To find out how much is left, we subtract. Left typically translates to subtraction. So, 10 - 6 1/4 = 3 3/4. Thus, 3 3/4 pounds are left.