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  • 25-08-2017
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A butcher made 22½ lbs of beef into hamburger and wrapped it in 1¼ lb packages. how many packages did he make?

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MattWalk MattWalk
  • 25-08-2017
18 packages of hamburgers
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Аноним Аноним
  • 25-08-2017
Beef = [tex]22 \frac{1}{2} = \frac{45}{2} [/tex] lbs

1 Package = [tex]1 \frac{1}{4} = \frac{5}{4} [/tex] lb

Number of packages

=  [tex]\frac{45}{2} / \frac{5}{4} = \frac{45}{2} * \frac{4}{5} = 9 * 2 [/tex] = 18

Hence, 18 packages were made.
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