Question

Maria by 8 1/3 pounds of beef to make tacos for a party she uses 5/9 pounds of beef for each taco how many tacos can maria make

Answer 1

namely is just a division, so the quotient of those two, let's firstly convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction.

`\bf \stackrel{mixed}{8(1)/(3)}\implies \cfrac{8\cdot 3+1}{3}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{25}{3}} \\\\\\ \textit{how many times does }(5)/(9)\textit{ go into }(25)/(3)?~\hspace{5em}\cfrac{25}{3}/ \cfrac{5}{9} \\\\\\ \cfrac{25}{3}\cdot \cfrac{9}{5}\implies \cfrac{9}{3}\cdot \cfrac{25}{5}\implies 3\cdot 5\implies 15`

Answer 2

Answer: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Turn 8. 1/3 into a improper fraction (25/3) and divide that by 5/9 which is 4.6296296 you can't round in this case so she can only make 4 tacos.