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Rachelle uses 3 pounds of meat to make 8 hamburgers for her family. How many pounds of meat does she need to make 24 hamburgers for a neighborhood picnic? | Rachelle uses 3 pounds of meat to make 8 hamburgers for her family. How many pounds of meat does she need to make 24 hamburgers for a neighborhood picnic? | ||
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Problem
Rachelle uses 3 pounds of meat to make 8 hamburgers for her family. How many pounds of meat does she need to make 24 hamburgers for a neighborhood picnic?
Solution
Since Rachelle uses pounds of meat to make
hamburgers, she uses
pounds of meat to make one hamburger. To find out the pounds of meat she needs for
hamburgers, multiply
and
to obtain the answer,
.
See Also
2012 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 2 | |
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All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions |