2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 1
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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 1
Since Rachelle uses 
pounds of meat to make 
hamburgers, she uses 
pounds of meat to make one hamburger. She'll need 24 times that amount of meat for 24 hamburgers, or 
.
Solution 2
So we have the proportion = 
\frac{3}{3}$. We find the x=9.
~Andrew_Lu
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