Question

Ellen sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big 5-pound block of cheese into 16 pieces. How much does each wedge of cheese weigh?

Answer 1

Given :

Ellen sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big 5-pound block of cheese into 16 pieces.

To Find :

How much does each wedge of cheese weigh.

Solution :

Let , weight of each wedge of cheese is x.

16 pieces of wedge of cheese weight 5 pounds .

So,

`16x=5\\\\x=(5)/(16)\\\\x=0.3125\ pounds`

Therefore, weigh of cheese is 0.3125 pounds.

Hence, this is the required solution.