Question

how many quarter pound burgers can george make out of 3 1/2 pounds of ground beef? explanation please!

Answer 1

Think of the question as money. You have 3 dollars and 50 and you want to count by a quarter of much which is 25. Now you find the answer

Answer 2

We know that:

1 quarter pound = 0.25 of a pound.

Give that:

Total amount of ground beef =
`3(1)/(2) = 3.5` pound

From 3.5 pound of beef we have to make burgers using 0.25 pound of beef in one burger

We have to find how many burgers can be made:

We have to divide 3.5 pound by 0.25 pound

i.e,

`(3.5)/(0.25) = 14`

⇒14 quarter pounds burger can be made.

Therefore, 14 quarter pound burgers can George make out of 3 1/2 pounds of ground beef