Question

If I have 3/4pound of hamburger meat to make 3 hamburger patties that weight the same amount; How much does each hamburger patty must weight?

Answer 1

1/4 pound of hamburger each patty because 1/ 4 + 1/4 + 1/4= 3/4

Answer 2

`(1)/(4)` pound

Step-by-step explanation:

We just need to divide
`(3)/(4)` pound by
`3` patties to find the answer.

Dividing by
`3` is the same thing as multiplying by
`(1)/(3)`, so we will do that instead. We now just need to simplify
`(3)/(4) * (1)/(3)`.

First, multiply the numerators.
`3 * 1 = 3`

Next, multiply the denominators.
`4 * 3 = 12`

Now, simplify
`(3)/(12)` by dividing the numerator and denominator each by 3.
`(1)/(4)`

`(1)/(4)` pound is the answer, since it cannot be further simplified.