Question

Steve has 6 3/4 pounds of ground beef to make hamburgers for a party. It takes 3/8 pound of ground beef to make one hamburger. How many hamburgers can Steve make if he uses all the ground beef?

Answer 1

First, we need to change 6 3/4 to a fraction

$6\frac{3}{4}=\frac{27}{4}$

then we need to divide 27/4 between 3/8

$\frac{\frac{27}{4}}{\frac{3}{8}}=\frac{27\cdot8}{4\cdot3}=\frac{216}{12}=18\text{ }$

He can make 18 hamburgers