Question

A butcher made 22½ lbs of beef into hamburger and wrapped it in 1¼ lb packages. how many packages did he make?

Answer 1

18 packages of hamburgers

Answer 2

Beef =
`22 (1)/(2) = (45)/(2)` lbs

1 Package =
`1 (1)/(4) = (5)/(4)` lb

Number of packages

=
`(45)/(2) / (5)/(4) = (45)/(2) * (4)/(5) = 9 * 2` = 18

Hence, 18 packages were made.