Question

For a family gathering, Brittany made 5 meat loaves using 9 pounds of ground bee. She also made 14 hamburgers using 4 pounds of ground beef, each meat loaf was made with the same amount of found before which is the closest to the amount of ground beef in each meat loaf

Answer 1

Given:

Brittany made 5 meat loaves using 9 pounds of ground beef.

Asked: What is the closest amount of ground beef in each meat loaf?

Solution:

9 pounds/5 meat loaves = 1.8 pounds per meat loaf

Therefore the closest amount of ground beef in each meat loaf is 2 pounds.

ANSWER: 2 pounds