Question

A factory used 396.25 pounds of tomatoes to make 6.25 batches of salsa. How many pounds of tomatoes were used in each batch?
0.634 pounds
6.34 pounds
63.4 pounds
634 pounds

Answer 1

To find out how many pounds of tomatoes were used in each batch of salsa, you can divide the total pounds of tomatoes by the number of batches.

Total pounds of tomatoes = 396.25
Number of batches = 6.25

Now divide:

\[
\text{Pounds of tomatoes per batch} = \frac{396.25 \text{ pounds}}{6.25 \text{ batches}} = 63.4 \text{ pounds per batch}
\]

So, the correct answer is **63.4 pounds**.