Sadie is going to make meatballs for dinner tonight and meatloaf for dinner tomorrow. She's try
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.
Which equation can you use to find m, the amount of ground beef Sadie should use to make each
meatball?
2(m + 15) = 4.25
15(m + 2) = 4.25
15m + 2 = 4.25
2m + 15 = 4.25
How much ground beef should Sadle use to make each meatball?
Write our answer as a whole number or a decimal.
