A cook has 10 1/2 pounds of ground beef. How many quarter pound burgers can he make?

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asked Jun 11, 2023 199k views

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Swati Kiran · Answer 1 · 2023-06-16T23:21:06+0000

startr by passing the mixed number into a fraction

$10(1)/(2)=((2\cdot10)+1)/(2)=(21)/(2)$

divide the amount of beef into a quarter

$((21)/(2))/((1)/(4))=(21\cdot4)/(2)=(84)/(2)=42$

he can make 42 quarter pound burguers