Question

For a party, Jon is making sandwiches that are 1 1/4 feet long. He buys 7/8 pound of ham and 1 3/8 pounds of turkey for the sandwiches. Then he puts 1/6 of the meat on each sandwich. How many pounds of meat does Jon put on each sandwich?

Answer 1

3/8 pounds of meat

Explanation:

7/8 pounds of ham

= 0.875 pounds of ham

1 3/8 pounds of turkey

= 11/8 pounds of turkey

= 1.375 pounds of turkey

Pounds of meat

P_meat = 0.875 pounds of ham + 1.375 pounds of turkey

P_meat = 2.25 pounds of meat

Jon puts 1/6 of the meat on each sandwich

P_meat/6 = 3/8 pounds = 0.375 pounds