¶ 2012 AMC8 Problem 1
Problem:
Rachelle uses pounds of meat to make hamburgers for her family. How many pounds of meat does she need to make hamburgers for a neighborhood picnic?
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Solution:
Rachelle needs times the amount of meat for the picnic than she would use for her family. So she needs pounds of meat.
Set up a proportion to compare the two ratios of pounds of meat to number of hamburgers.
Solving for , so pounds of meat.
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