Question

The recipe calls for 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef. how much ground beef will jenny need to make enough meat loaf for everyone?

Answer 1

Total amount of ground beef is 7.5 lbs

What is unitary method?

The unitary method is a technique for solving a problem by first finding the value of a single unit, and then finding the necessary value by multiplying the single unit value.

a) The recipe for the meat loaf used by Jenny can serve a total of 8 people.

Total people = 40

Number of each ingredient

= 40 / 8

= 5

b) As, recipe contains 1 1/2 lb (1.5 lbs) of ground beef,

So, Total amount of ground beef = 1.5 lbs * 5 = 7.5 lbs

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Your question is incomplete, probably the complete question/missing part is:

Jenny is throwing a surprise birthday party for her best friend Katie. She has decided to make Katie’s favorite dish, meat loaf. There will be a total of 40 people at the party. Answer the following questions:

• The recipe says it serves 8 people. By what number should Jenny multiply each ingredient to make enough meat loaf for everyone? 5

• The recipe calls for 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef. How much ground beef will Jenny need to make enough meat loaf for everyone?