Question

Dao has 2 3/8 pounds of hamburger meat. He is making 1/4 -pound hamburgers. Does Dao have enough meat to make 10 hamburgers? Explain.

Answer 1

To find if there is enough, here is the equation

`(1)/(4)`×
`(10)/(1)`
You multiple across
1×10=10 and 4×1=4=
`(10)/(4)`
Then you divide the numerator(top) by the denominator(bottom)
10÷4=
`2 (2)/(4)`⇒
`2(1)/(2)`
To see if they equal, you multiply just the fraction by four

`(1)/(2)`×
`(4)/(4)`=
`(4)/(8)`
Thus the answer is
`2 (4)/(8)` which is larger than
`2 (3)/(8)`
Dao has enough meat to make 10 hamburgers because
`2(4)/(8)`>
`2 (3)/(8)`