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Mrs. Langer is making meatloaf muffins to freeze. She mixes 2 1/2 pounds of ground beef, 1 1/4 pounds of ground pork, and 3/4 pound of ground tofu to make the mix. She then puts 4 ounces of mix into each muffin cup. How many meatloaf muffins does Mrs.langer make? Explain how you found your answer.

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18 meatloaf muffins because there is 4.5lbs witch is 72 ounces divided by 4 ounce cups is 18 meatloaf muffins
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Answer:

Mrs. Langer makes 18 meatloaf muffins.

Explanation:

To find out how many meatloaf muffins Mrs. Langer makes, we need to determine the total amount of the meatloaf mix she has and then divide it by the amount of mix in each muffin cup.

First, let's find the total amount of the meatloaf mix:

Total mix = (Amount of ground beef) + (Amount of ground pork) + (Amount of ground tofu)

Total mix = 2 1/2 pounds + 1 1/4 pounds + 3/4 pound

To add these fractions and mixed numbers, we need to convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

2 1/2 = 5/2

1 1/4 = 5/4

Total mix = 5/2 pounds + 5/4 pounds + 3/4 pound

Total mix = (10/4) pounds + (5/4) pounds + (3/4) pounds

Total mix = 18/4 pounds

Convert this back to a mixed number:

Total mix = 4 1/2 pounds

Mrs. Langer puts 4 ounces of mix into each muffin cup. Since there are 16 ounces in a pound, this is equivalent to 1/4 pound.

Calculate the number of meatloaf muffins:

Number of muffins = Total mix / Amount per muffin

Number of muffins = (4 1/2 pounds) / (1/4 pound)

Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal:

Number of muffins = (4 1/2 pounds) * (4/1)

Number of muffins = 18 muffins

Therefore, Mrs. Langer makes 18 meatloaf muffins.

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