Question

Jaden made a pot of chili with 48 ounces of ground beef and 2 tablespoons of chili powder. He made another pot of chili with the same amount of ground beef,but he used 3 times as much as chili powder.How many pounds of ground beef per tablespoon of chili powder did he use in the second pot of chili?

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Answer 1

16

`48 / 3`

Answer 2

He used 8lbs per tablespoon of chili powder.

Explanation:

In order to find this, first multiply the tablespoons of the original amount by 3.

2 * 3 = 6 tablespoons.

Now we can divide the amount of beef by that amount.

48lbs/6tablespoons = 8lbs per tablespoon.