Question

A restaurant has 15 1/5 pounds of ground beef to make meat loaves. Each meat loaf requires 2 2/8 pounds of ground beef. How many meat loaves can be made?

Answer 1

Answer:

First make mixed

15 x 5 = 75+1=76

76/5

2x8=16+2=18

18/8

Divide

76/5 / 18/8

Use the reciprocal and multiply

76/5 x 8/18

76x8=608

5x18=90

608/90

Simplify

608/2=304

90/2=45

304/45

6 and 34/45 meat loaves

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