Veggie burgers are sold in packages of 5. Buns are sold in packages of 8. You need about 125 veggie burgers for a school barbecue. You do not want any patties or buns leftover. How many packages of each should you buy?
LCM(5,8) = 40
So, 120 burgers will use whole number of packages of each kind.
120/5 = 24 pkgs patties
120/8 = 15 pkgs buns
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120 veggie patties , 120 buns
24 packages of patties 5 x 24 =120
15 packages of buns 8 x 15 = 120
I want to know how many packages of each should you buy?
Ah, the great veggie burger dilemma! Let's crunch some numbers, shall we?
If each package of veggie burgers contains 5 patties, and you need about 125 veggie burgers, you'll have to buy 125 divided by 5, which equals 25 packages of veggie burgers.
Now, let's tackle the buns! Each package of buns has 8 buns. To match the number of veggie burgers, you'd need 125 divided by 8, which equals approximately 15.625.
But since we can't have partial packages of buns (that would be a bun for one, or an unbun, if you will), we'll round up that number to 16 packages of buns.
So, in total, you'll need 25 packages of veggie burgers and 16 packages of buns. That should make your school barbecue a "bun-derful" success!
To calculate the number of packages of veggie burgers and buns you should buy, you need to determine the minimum number of packages required to fulfill the requirement without any leftovers.
First, let's calculate the number of packages of veggie burgers needed. Since veggie burgers are sold in packages of 5 and you need about 125 veggie burgers, divide 125 by 5:
125 veggie burgers / 5 veggie burgers per package = 25 packages of veggie burgers
Therefore, you should buy 25 packages of veggie burgers.
Now, let's calculate the number of packages of buns needed. Since buns are sold in packages of 8 and each veggie burger needs one bun, divide the total number of veggie burgers (125) by the number of buns per package (8):
125 veggie burgers / 8 buns per package = 15.625 packages of buns
Since you cannot buy a fraction of a package, round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, you should buy 16 packages of buns.
To summarize, you should buy 25 packages of veggie burgers and 16 packages of buns to have enough patties and buns without any leftovers.