Question #bc446

1 Answer
Aug 15, 2017

585 burgers sold

Explanation:

To begin, you want to find out how much ground beef was used.

#164 1/2 - 18 1/4= 164 2/4 - 18 1/4=146 1/4#

So, #146 1/4# lb. of ground beef was used. Let's turn this into an improper fraction to make the next part easier to calculate.

#146*4+1=585#

#146 1/4 = 585/4#

Since #1/4# lb of ground beef is used per burger, we will divide how much was used by #1/4#. Remember that when you divide by a fraction, you are multiplying by the reciprocal of that fraction.

#585/4 div 1/4 ->#

#585/4*4/1 ->#

#585#

Notice how the 4's cancel each other out to make the math easier. The answer is 585 burgers were sold.