The line plot shows the weights of packages of meat that members of the cycling club purchased. The meat will be mixed with vegetables to make stew for a club dinner.
If each serving of the stew will contain
1
4
pound of meat, how many servings of the stew can the club make?
We need to find the total weight of all the packages of meat and then divide that by 1/4 to find the number of servings.
Looking at the line plot, we can see that there are 8 packages of meat.
The first package weighs approximately 0.5 pounds.
The second package weighs approximately 0.8 pounds.
The third package weighs approximately 0.7 pounds.
The fourth package weighs approximately 1.2 pounds.
The fifth package weighs approximately 0.3 pounds.
The sixth package weighs approximately 0.6 pounds.
The seventh package weighs approximately 0.9 pounds.
The eighth package weighs approximately 1.1 pounds.
To find the total weight, we add all of these amounts:
0.5 + 0.8 + 0.7 + 1.2 + 0.3 + 0.6 + 0.9 + 1.1 = 5.1 pounds
So the club has 5.1 pounds of meat. We divide this amount by 1/4 to find the number of servings:
5.1 ÷ 1/4 = 20.4
The club can make 20 servings of the stew.