Question

Steve has 6 3/4 pounds of ground beef to make hamburgers for a party. It takes 3/8 pound of ground beef to make one hamburger. How many hamburgers can Steve make if he uses all the ground beef?

Answer 1

First, we need to change 6 3/4 to a fraction

`6(3)/(4)=(27)/(4)`

then we need to divide 27/4 between 3/8

`((27)/(4))/((3)/(8))=(27\cdot8)/(4\cdot3)=(216)/(12)=18\text{ }`

He can make 18 hamburgers