Question

Mr. Fulton bought 12 1/2 pounds of ground beef for the cookout. He plans on using 1/4 pound of ground beef for each hamburger. How many hamburgers can he make

Answer 1

Mr. Fulton can make 50 hamburgers.

Explanation:

Given:

Total amount of ground beef =
`12(1)/(2) \ pounds`

`12(1)/(2)` can be Rewritten as
`(25)/(2)`

Total amount of ground beef =
`(25)/(2)\ pounds`

Amount of beef used for each hamburger =
`(1)/(4)\ pound`

We need to find the number of hamburgers could he make.

Solution:

Now we can say that;

number of hamburgers can be calculated by Total amount of ground beef divided by Amount of beef used for each hamburger.

framing in equation form we get;

number of hamburgers =
`((25)/(2))/((1)/(4)) = (25)/(2)* (4)/(1) = 50`

Hence Mr. Fulton can make 50 hamburgers.