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You are planning a barbecue for 25 people. You want to serve $\frac{1}{4}$ -pound hamburger patties to your guests, and you estimate that each person will eat two hamburgers. How much hamburger meat should you buy for the barbecue?
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Since each person will eat two hamburgers, and there are 25 people, we multiply 2 by 25 to get the total number of hamburgers. This gives us: \[2 \times 25 = 50 \text{ hamburgers}\] Show more…
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