SOLUTION: How would I solve the following problem? Nadia's diet says she can eat 3.5 ounces of chicken nuggets. The Package weighs 10.5 ounces and contains 15 nuggets. How many nuggets can N

Question 844832: How would I solve the following problem? Nadia's diet says she can eat 3.5 ounces of chicken nuggets. The Package weighs 10.5 ounces and contains 15 nuggets. How many nuggets can Nadia eat?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First find the ounces per nugget
ounces/nugget
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In words:
( allowed ounces of nuggets ) / ( ounces / nugget ) = number of nuggets allowed

Nadia can eat 5 nuggets
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check:
This is 1/3 of the 15 nuggets in the package since

The package weighs 10.5 ounces
ounces
OK
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