document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45722>Question 45722</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Frozen (quarter-pound)  hamburger patties cost 5.80 for 12.  How many can be purchased for $7.00?  This is what I did:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5.80 divided by 12 = 48.3 meaning the patties are 48.3 cents each.  Then, multipy 7.00 by 48.3 cents, which equals 33.81 (rounded 34) patties?  Thank you for your time.  I admire you for having a brain that can handle math. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30392 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><B>Fermat(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fermat><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fermat><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30392\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You got it right for the cost of one pattie: 48.3 cents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So one pattie is just under half a dollar.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And there are 14 half-dollars in $7.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your answer is going to be about 14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since one pattie is 48.3 cents, then we have to find out how many lots of 48.3 cents there are in 7 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 dollars is 700 cents, and to find the number of 48.3's in 700 then divide 700 by 48.3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700/48.3 = 14.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for $5.80, we can buy 14.5 patties.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "However, since we can probably only buy whole patties, then the max nmumber we can buy is 14.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 14 patties<BR>\n" );
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