Priya is making burgers for a party. She has 5 pounds of meat and uses 1/3 of a pound for one burger. How many burgers can priya make?

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Answer: Priya can make 15 burgers with 5 pounds of meat

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

From Priya's receipe,

1 burger can be made from  1/3 of a pound of meat  

  How many burgers can be made from 5 pound of meat

Step 2 Using the equation below, that

1 burger = 1/3 pound of meat

Therefore 5 pounds of meat

5 x 1 / 1/3 = 5/(1/3)

= 5 x3 = 15 Burgers.