document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1150810>Question 1150810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amy is making small and large hamburger patties to store in her freezer. A small hamburger patty uses 1/6 pound and a large patty uses 1/3 pound of ground beef. She wants to make twice as many large patties as small patties. Using 10 pounds of ground beef, how many of each type of patty can she make? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since she wants to make twice as many large patties as small patties, consider one \"batch\" consisting of two large patties and one small patty.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The weight of one of those batches is 2(1/3)+1(1/6) = 5/6 pounds.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number of batches she can make with 10 pounds of ground beef is 10(5/6) = 10*(6/5) = 12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since each batch contains 2 large patties and 1 small patty, with 10 pounds of ground beef she can make 20 large patties and 10 small patties.<br><BR>\n" );
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