Name_______________________________ Date_______________________________

Think About It!

The family reunion is this Saturday, and you have been told to bring enough hamburgers for yourself and 23 other people. You expect each person to eat two burgers.

You decide to buy the meat at Publix where it is on sale for 95 cents per pound. You plan to use one-fourth pound of meat for each burger.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. How many hamburgers do you need? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.

    

2. How many hamburgers will you make from each pound of meat? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.

    

3. How many pound of meat will you buy? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.

    

4. How much will the meat cost? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.

    

5. In the meat case, there are 5 packages: (a) 1.7 pounds (b) 2.0 pounds (c) 4.3 pounds (d) 5.0 pounds (e) 1.0 pounds. Which packages will you buy if you want to buy the fewest packages and all the packages are the same price per pound? Show your work and explain how you got your answer.