A kitchen uses half a kilogram of meat to make a meat pie. It has been estimated that 800 pies will be made in July and 900 pies will be made in August. The chef likes to hold the kitchen's meat inventory at 10% of the following month's needs. If the 30 June inventory of meat is 40 kilograms, how many kilograms of meat should be purchased during July?

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For July, 800 pies require 800 * 0.5 = 400 kgs of meat. For August, 900 pies require 900 * 0.5 = 450 kgs, so 10% of August's needs is 45 kgs. The total needed for July is 400 kgs plus 45 kgs for August's inventory, totaling 445 kgs. Subtracting the existing 40 kgs inventory, the purchase required is 445 - 40 = 405 kgs.

A Kitchen Uses Half a Kilogram of Meat to Make