Question

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?

$6$

$6\dfrac23$

$7\dfrac12$

$8$

$9$

Answer: E

Concepts:ratio and proportion

Difficulty rating: 370

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Written solution:

If we have $8$ hamburgers, we have $\dfrac{1}{3}$ of the $24$ hamburgers. This means we have $\dfrac{1}{3}$ of the meat when we have $3$ pounds. The total amount of meat is therefore $\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{3}} \cdot 3 = 3\cdot3 = 9.$

Thus, the answer is E .

2012 AMC 8 Problem 1

Answer: E

Difficulty rating: 370

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