Question

Linda bought 4 pounds of ground meat to make hamburger patties. Each patty weighed 1/4 pound. What math expression can be used to find the total number patties linda made. What is the total number of patties linda made

Answer 1

Answer:

The expression    $\dfrac{4}{(1/4)}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Each patty weighs  $\frac{1}{4}$ of a pound, this means that one pound of ground meat makes 4 patties. Therefore, 4 pounds of ground meat will make 4 × 4 = 16 patties.

Another way to think about this is the following: one patty uses $\frac{1}{4}$ of a pound of ground meat; Therefore, to find out how many patties will 4 pounds make we just divide 4 pounds by pounds of meat each patty takes:

$\dfrac{4\:lb}{(1/4)lb/patty} = 16\:patties$

Therefore, the expression  $\dfrac{4}{(1/4)}$ can be used to find the number of patties, and 4 pounds of ground meat make 16 patties.

Answer 2

Answer:

16 patties

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