document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184650>Question 1184650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're planning on making 5 meatloaves for a party. You go to the store to buy breadcrumbs and see they are sold by the canister. How many canisters do you need to buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many breadcrumbs does the recipe call for? It calls for 1 1/4 cups of breadcrumbs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many meatloaves does the recipe make? It makes 1 meatloaf.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many servings does that recipe make? It says it serves 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How big is the canister? It is cylindrical, 3.5 inches across and 7 inches tall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the net weight of the contents of 1 canister? 15 ounces.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much does a canister cost? $2.39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much does a cup of breadcrumbs weigh? I'm not sure, but maybe something from the nutritional label will help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will need      canisters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place (You can only buy whole canisters, but this way you'll know how much you'll have leftover) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #815597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBnovelwriter><B>JBnovelwriter(34)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JBnovelwriter><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=JBnovelwriter><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=815597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alot of this info is just garbage stuff to throw u off. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "All u need is the the cups measurement the number of meatloafs made per recipe and the net weight of the canister. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 can = 15 ounces <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 cup = 8 ounces<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.25 cups= 10 ounces<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 ounces of breadcrumbs makes 1 meatloaf<BR>\n" );
document.write( "U need 5 meatloafs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*5=50 ounces of breadcrumbs needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15ounces * 4canisters = 60 ounces which is 10 ounces more than needed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15ounces * 3canisters = 45 ounces which is not enough<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So u need 4 canisters of breadcrumbs and u will have 2/3 of a can left over. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "No decimals are needed as the question asks for whole canisters not partial. So 4 is the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If they asked exactly how many canisters u need including partial amounts of a canister to the nearest decimal then that would be 3.3333. As 2/3 of the last can is 0.6666. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I give the teacher that gave u this question a big fat F for making this question.  Dumb teacher.  </SPAN>\n" );
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