The cook at Elmtown Middle School is calculating how many pounds of hamburger meat to order to make sloppy joes for Monday's lunch. To make enough sloppy joes for s students, she needs s/5 pounds of hamburger meat. The cook estimates 150 students will eat hot lunch on Monday. How many pounds of hamburger meat should the cook order?

The cook at Elmtown Middle School is calculating how many pounds of hamburger meat to order to make sloppy joes for Monday's lunch. To make enough sloppy joes for s students, she needs s/5 pounds of hamburger meat. The cook estimates 150 students will eat hot lunch on Monday. How many pounds of hamburger meat should the cook order?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

(REV)00th Edition

ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter3: Solving Equation And Problems

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