Question

sharon is planning a cookout for 42 people. each guest will get 1 veggie burger. sharona will put one slice of cheese on half of the burgers. cheese slices come in packs of 8. write and solve an equation to find the number of packs of cheese, p, that sharon needs to buy.

Answer 1

3

Explanation:

42 divided by 2 equals 21

21 divided by 8 equals 2.625

therefore, sharon must buy 3 packets of cheese.