Question

How many \frac{1}{2} 2 1 ​ - pound packages of cheese can the deli make with 1212 pounds of cheese?

Answer 1

Given:

Total cheese = 12 pound

Cheese in each package = $\dfrac{1}{2}$ pounds

To find:

The number of cheese packages.

Solution:

We need to divide the total amount of cheese by quantity of cheese in each package to find the the number of cheese packages.

$\text{Number of cheese packages}=\dfrac{\text{Total cheese}}{\text{Cheese in each package}}$

$\text{Number of cheese packages}=\dfrac{12}{\dfrac{1}{2}}$

$\text{Number of cheese packages}=12\times \dfrac{2}{1}$

$\text{Number of cheese packages}=24$

Therefore, there are 24 number of cheese packages.