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?

(Please help asap my homework is due tomorrow and it’s kinda late for me -^-

Answer 1

Jon put on each sandwich
`(3)/(8)\ pounds` of meat

Explanation:

step 1

Adds the pounds of ham and the pounds of turkey

`(7)/(8) +1(3)/(8)= (7)/(8) +(11)/(8)=(18)/(8)\ pounds`

step 2

Find the 1/6 of the meat

`((1)/(6))(18)/(8)=(3)/(8)\ pounds`

therefore

Jon put on each sandwich
`(3)/(8)\ pounds` of meat