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

Answer:

Mr. Fulton can make 50 hamburgers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total amount of ground beef = $12\frac{1}{2} \ pounds$

$12\frac{1}{2}$ can be Rewritten as $\frac{25}{2}$

Total amount of ground beef = $\frac{25}{2}\ pounds$

Amount of beef used for each hamburger = $\frac{1}{4}\ pound$

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 = $\frac{\frac{25}{2}}{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{25}{2}\times \frac{4}{1} = 50$

Hence Mr. Fulton can make 50 hamburgers.