Sadie is going to make meatballs for dinner tonight and meatloaf for dinner tomorrow. She's trying to figure out how much ground beef she should buy. She needs enough for 15 same-sized meatballs plus an additional 2 pounds for the meatloaf. Sadie decides to order 4.25 pounds of ground beef in all.

Question

Which equation can you use to find m, the amount of ground beef Sadie should use to make each meatball?
How much ground beef should Sadie use to make each meatball?
Write your answer as a whole number or a decimal.

Answer 1

The equation that can be used to find m, the amount of ground beef Sadie should use to make each meatball, is:
15m + 2 = 4.25

To find the amount of ground beef Sadie should use to make each meatball, we need to solve the equation for m:

15m = 4.25 - 2
15m = 2.25
m = 2.25 / 15

Thus, Sadie should use 0.15 pounds of ground beef to make each meatball.