Jon is making hamburgers for a church lunch. He has 42 2/3 lbs of ground beef. How many 1/3 pound hamburgers can he make using all the ground beef?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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To determine the total hamburgers Jon can make, multiply the total amount of ground of beef by the amount of ground beef to make a single hamburger. Since the total amount of ground of beef is 42 ⅔ pounds and the amount of ground beef to make a single hamburger is ⅓ pound, multiply the numbers.
To multiply fractions, convert the mixed fraction into improper fraction.
> 42 ⅔
> 42*3 +2/ 3
>128/3
Multiply 128/3 by ⅓
> 128/3 * ⅓ = 128 *3/ 3*1
> 384 / 3 or 128.
Therefore, Jon can make a total of 128 pieces of ⅓ pound hamburger.