Question

How many 1/4 pound hamburgers could be made from 5 1/2 pounds of hamburger meat?

Answer 1

Given:

Total amount of hamburger meat = 5½ pounds

Let's find how many ¼ pound hamburgers could be made from 5½ pounds of hamburger meat.

To find how many pound hamburger could be made divide 5½ by ¼.

Thus, we have:

`5(1)/(2)/(1)/(4)`

To perform the division, take the following steps:

Step 1:

Convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction

`(11)/(2)/(1)/(4)`

Step 2:

Flip the fraction on the right and change the division symbol to multiplication

`\begin{gathered} (11)/(2)\ast(4)/(1) \\ \\ =(11\ast4)/(2\ast1) \\ \\ =(44)/(2) \\ \\ =22 \end{gathered}`

Therefore, 22 of ¼ pound of hamburger could be made from 5½ pounds of hamburger meat.

ANSWER:

22