if you need a 1/4 pound of meat to make a hamburger, how many hamburgers can you make if you have 2 pounds of meat? hamburgers can be made with 2 pounds of meat. Using the unit fraction 1/4 what is the total amount of meat that you have

Answer 1

To find out how many hamburgers you can make with 2 pounds of meat when each hamburger requires 1/4 pound of meat, you can set up the calculation as follows:

1. Total meat you have = 2 pounds
2. Amount of meat needed for one hamburger = 1/4 pound

To find out how many hamburgers can be made, divide the total amount of meat by the amount of meat needed for one hamburger:

\[ \text{Number of hamburgers} = \frac{\text{Total meat}}{\text{Meat per hamburger}} = \frac{2 \text{ pounds}}{1/4 \text{ pound}} \]

When dividing by a fraction, you can multiply by its reciprocal:

\[ \text{Number of hamburgers} = 2 \times \frac{4}{1} = 2 \times 4 = 8 \]

Thus, you can make 8 hamburgers with 2 pounds of meat.

Regarding the total amount of meat you have, you have 2 pounds of meat.