Question

1. If ground beef is composed of 85% lean meat and 15% fat, how many pounds of fat are ground along with lean beef to yield 15 pounds of ground beef? ( show as a mixed fraction).
2. If 40% of the pieces of cheese on a cheese platter are cheddar and there are 50 pieces of cheddar cheese on the platter, how many total pieces of cheese are on the platter ??

Answer 1

Answer:

1. 2$\frac{1}{4}$ pounds of fat

2. 125 total pieces of cheese