Question

Debbie bought 8 1/2 lb of ground turkey. She packed the turkey in 1/2 lb containers and put them in the freezer. How many containers of ground turkey did she pack?

Answer 1

Debbie will need 17 containers to pack the turkey.

Explanation:

Debbie bought 8 1/2 lb of ground turkey

she packed the turkey in 1/2 lb containers

To know the number of containers she used for packing the turkey,

we divide 8 1/2lb of ground turkey by 1/2 lb containers.

`=8(1)/(2) / (1)/(2)`

`= (17)/(2) / (1)/(2)`

`= (17)/(2) * (2)/(1)`

`=(34)/(2) \\\\= 17`

Debbie will need 17 containers to pack the turkey.

Answer 2

Answer: 17 containers

Explanation:

Debbie bought 8 1/2 lb of ground turkey and she packed the turkey in 1/2 lb containers before put the turkeys in the freezer.

To calculate the number of containers she used for packing the turkey, we divide 8 1/2lb by 1/2 lb.

= 8 1/2 ÷ 1/2

We change 8 1/2 to improper fraction

= 17/2 ÷ 1/2

= 17/2 × 2/1

= 17

Debbie would need 17 containers to pack the turkey.