The correct question is <span>Mama Mia restaurant used start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction of their mozzarella cheese making pizza and the remaining 64 ounces making pasta. How many pounds of mozzarella cheese did Mama Mia start with?
Let x---------------> total </span>ounces of mozzarella <span> we know that
making pizza-----------> (1/2)*x------> x/2 therefore making pasta-------> [x-x/2]--------> (2x-x)/2-----> x/2 making pizza=making pasta=x/2 (x/2)=64---------------> x=64*2-----------> x=128 ounces
remember that 1 ounces----------------> 0.0625 pounds then 128 ounces*0.0625=8 pounds
