Question

A caterer prepared a turkey that weighed 27 1/2 pounds. Each serving of turkey will be 1/3 pound. How many whole servings will be provided?

Answer 1

82 servings because 27x3=81 then 81+1 (from the 1/2) = 1 and 81+1=81 so the answer is 82

Answer 2

Find out the how many whole servings will be provided .

To prove

Let us assume that the number of servings be x.

As given

A caterer prepared a turkey that weighed
`27 (1)/(2)` pounds.

i.e A caterer prepared a turkey that weighed
`(55)/(2)`pounds.

Each serving of turkey will be
`(1)/(3)` pound.

Than the equation becomes in the form

`(1* x)/(3) = (55)/(2)`

`x = (55* 3)/(2)`

`x = (165)/(2)`

x =82.5

Therefore the number of servings will be provided be 82.