Patricia is making two sizes of hamburgers: 0.5 pound and 0.25 pound. How many of each size of hamburger could she make with 3.75 pounds of hamburger?

Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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given that

1st size = .5 pound

2nd size = .25 pound

How many of each size of hamburger could she make with 3.75 pounds of hamburger?

then                 

3.75=.25x+.5x

3.75 = .75 x

x= 3.75/.75

x= 5

5 hamburger each size