If 29 slices of roast beef weight 22 ounces, how many ounces is each slices? how many slices are in 2 ounces?

Question

 If 29 slices of roast beef weight 22 ounces, how many ounces does each slice weigh? How many slices are in 2 ounces of roast beef? 

Answer 1

Try a proportion:  29 slices / 22 oz =1 slice /x ounces.   Solve for x (begin by cross-multiplying, OR TAKE THE RECIPROCAL OF EACH OF THE EQUAL RATIOS, to find x = 22/29 ounce per slice.

 

Another proportion can lead to the second question's answer: n slices/2 oz. = 29 slices/22 oz.

 

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