The line plot shows the weights of packages of meat that members of the cycling club purchased. The meat will be mixed with vegetables to make stew for a club dinner.

Question

A line plot named "Weights of Meat" shows data from five eighths to one and three eighths pounds in intervals of one-eighth pound. Five eighths has two dots. Six eighths has one dot. One has one dot. One and one eighth has three dots. One and two eighths has one dot. One and three eighths has one dot.

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If each serving of the stew will contain 14
pound of meat, how many servings of the stew can the club make?

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Answer 1

To find out how many servings of the stew the club can make, we need to add up the total weight of the meat purchased by the club members.

From the line plot:
- Five eighths pound: 2 dots
- Six eighths pound: 1 dot
- One pound: 1 dot
- One and one eighth pounds: 3 dots
- One and two eighths pounds: 1 dot
- One and three eighths pounds: 1 dot

Adding up the total weight:
5/8 + 6/8 + 1 + 1 1/8 + 1 2/8 + 1 3/8
= 1 + 1 + 1 1/8 + 1 2/8 + 1 3/8
= 4 pounds

Since each serving of the stew contains 1/4 pound of meat, we need to divide the total weight by the amount of meat in each serving.
4 pounds / 1/4 pound = 16 servings

Therefore, the club can make 16 servings of the stew.

Answer 2

1/6 or 16

Answer 3

I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. Let's correct the calculation.

The total weight of meat purchased by the club members is 4 pounds. Since each serving of the stew contains 1/4 pound of meat, we need to divide the total weight by the amount of meat in each serving to determine the number of servings.

4 pounds / 1/4 pound per serving = 4 x 4 = 16 servings

Therefore, the club can make 16 servings of the stew.