Question

A recipe for beef fajitas uses 5 pounds of beef to make 20 meals. How many pounds of beef are needed to make 80 meals?

Answer 1

Answer: 0.25 pound of beef are needed to make 80 meals.

Explanation:

Given : A recipe for beef fajitas uses 5 pounds of beef to make 20 meals.

Then the of beef required for 1 mesal = ( 5 pounds) ÷ 20

=
`(5)/(20)` pound

`=(1)/(4) [\text{Divide numerator and denominator}]`

=0.25 pound

Hence, 0.25 pound of beef are needed to make 80 meals.