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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?
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==Problem==
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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 neighbourhood picnic?
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}6 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}6\dfrac23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}7\dfrac12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}9 </math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}6 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}6\dfrac23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}7\dfrac12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}9 </math>
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==Solution 1==
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Since Rachelle uses <math>3</math> pounds of meat to make <math>8</math> hamburgers, she uses <math>\frac{3}{8}</math> pounds of meat to make one hamburger. She'll need 24 times that amount of meat for 24 hamburgers, or <math>\frac{3}{8} \cdot 24 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 9}</math>.
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==Solution 2==
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So we have the proportion <math>\frac{3}{8}</math> = <math>\frac{x}{24}</math> to solve for x, multiply the left side of the equation by <math>\frac{3}{3}</math>. We find that x=9. ~Andrew_Lu
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==See Also==
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{{AMC8 box|year=2012|before=First Problem|num-a=2}}
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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 neighbourhood picnic?

$\textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}6 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}6\dfrac23 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}7\dfrac12 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}8 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}9$

Solution 1

Since Rachelle uses $3$ pounds of meat to make $8$ hamburgers, she uses $\frac{3}{8}$ pounds of meat to make one hamburger. She'll need 24 times that amount of meat for 24 hamburgers, or $\frac{3}{8} \cdot 24 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 9}$.

Solution 2

So we have the proportion $\frac{3}{8}$ = $\frac{x}{24}$ to solve for x, multiply the left side of the equation by $\frac{3}{3}$. We find that x=9. ~Andrew_Lu

See Also

2012 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
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Problem 2
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