mr.tom is making 8 of his famous cheese sandwiches.he uses 1/4 of a pound of chesse for each sandwich.
A. How many pounds of cheese does mr.tom need to make all the sandwiches?

B. If mr.tom wants go make 3 extra sandwiches, how much more cheese will he need to buy?

C. Miss sara only wants 1/2 of a sandwich. she says mr tom will need 1/16 of a pound of cheese for her sandwich. mr tom says he will need 1/8 of a pound of cheese for her sandwich. who is correct? explain how you know



Answer :

a. Mr. Tom needs 2 pounds of cheese. 
                                    1/4 multiplied by 8
b. Mr. Tom will need to buy 3/4 of a pound of cheese.
                                     1/4 multiplied by 3
c. Mr. Tom is correct because to get 1/2 of a sandwich you need 1/2 as much of cheese as needed in 1 whole sandwich. You would multiply 1/2 by 1/4 which equals 1/8. 1/2 of a sandwich requires 1/8 of a pound of cheese.

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