Complete Question:
A restaurant uses 4.375 pounds of cheese every 8 and 3/4 pizzas. At this rate how many pounds of cheese are used per pizza?
Answer:
0.5 pounds of cheese are used per pizza
Solution:
Given that,
A restaurant uses 4.375 pounds of cheese every 8 and 3/4 pizzas
Therefore,
[tex]4.375\ pounds = 8\frac{3}{4}\ pizza \\\\4.375\ pounds = \frac{35}{4}\ pizza[/tex]
We have to find pounds used per pizza
Let "x" be the pounds used per pizza
Then,
[tex]4.375\ pounds = \frac{35}{4}\ pizza \\\\x\ pounds = 1\ pizza[/tex]
By cross multiplying,
[tex]4.375 \times 1 = x \times \frac{35}{4} \\\\x = 0.5[/tex]
Thus, 0.5 pounds of cheese are used per pizza
