Sheet # 133 Critical Thinking
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Stephanie is having a picnic and wants to make cheeseburgers. She knows the following:
1 pound of hamburger = 4 patties
1 pound of cheese = 8 slices
1 cheeseburger = 1 hamburger patty and 1 cheese slice
How many pounds of hamburger and cheese should Stephanie buy to make 24 cheeseburgers?
Answer for sheet # 133
She needs 24 patties. Four patties weigh 1 pound. So she will need 6 pounds of hamburger.
She needs 24 cheese slices. 8 slices weigh 1 pound. She needs 3 pounds of cheese.