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4 January, 08:12

Lila sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big 5-pound block of cheese into 16 pieces. How much does each wedge of each cheese weigh?

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  1. 4 January, 09:25
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    Hence the each cheese piece weight equal to 0.3125 pounds

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Given;

    5 pound of cheese block cut down into 16 pieces

    To Find:

    How much does each wedge of each cheese weigh

    Solution:

    Now each cheese weigh as follows:

    16 cheese pieces of ideal size are considered here so

    16 piece equally contribute the the total weight of 5 pounds.

    So 5 pound in divided into 16 pieces

    i. e 5/16=0.3125 pound per pieces

    Hence the each cheese piece weight equal to 0.3125 pounds

    i. e Each cheese piece is about 6.25 % of total weight i. e (6.25*16=100 %)
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