Question

Shelley has five wholes and five eighths pounds of steak (fraction). Shelley cuts the steak into 8 ounces. How many steaks can I make? How many moves are left over? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

Answer 1

Shelley can make 11 steaks with 2 ounces left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many steaks can be made from five wholes and five eighths pounds of steak, we need to convert the pounds to ounces first, since the steaks are measured in ounces. We know that 1 pound is equal to 16 ounces. So, 5 and 5/8 pounds is equal to (5 x 16) + (5/8 x 16) = 80 + 10 = 90 ounces. Now, we can divide the total ounces (90) by 8 (the number of ounces in each steak) to find the number of steaks that can be made: 90 / 8 = 11 with a remainder of 2. Therefore, Shelley can make 11 steaks, with 2 ounces left over.