A chef has a five and five-eighths pound beef filet.
She slices the filet into 8-ounce steaks.
How many pounds is each steak?
We simply need to convert 8-ounce into pounds.
Since 16 oz = 1 pound then
8/16 = 1/2 pounds
Therefore, each steak is 1/2 pounds.
How many 8-ounce steaks can the chef create from the filet?
First, we have to convert five and five-eighths pounds into ounces
[tex]5\frac{5}{8}=\frac{(5\cdot8)+5}{8}=\frac{40+5}{8}=\frac{45}{8}[/tex]Since 1 pound = 16 oz then
[tex]\frac{45}{8}\times16=45\times2=90[/tex]So there are 90 oz in five and five-eighths pounds.
Finally, we can divide the 90 oz by 8-ounces to get the number of steaks.
[tex]\frac{90}{8}=\frac{45}{4}=11\frac{1}{4}[/tex]Which means that she can make 11 steaks of 8-ounces.
The leftover meat is 1/4
