Zoey S.

asked • 09/02/22

Meatloaf and breadcrumb problem

You're planning on making 5 meatloaves for a party and have compiled the following list of information regarding the meatloaf recipe and canisters of breadcrumbs.

  1. your famous recipe makes exactly (1) meatloaf
  2. your recipe needs 3(1/3) cups of breadcrumbs
  3. the meatloaf feeds 8 people each canister costs $2.19
  4. the net weight of a breadcrumb canister is 15 ounces
  5. the breadcrumb canister is a cylinder and is 3.5 inches across and 7 inches tall
  6. a cup of breadcrumbs weighs 90g


  1. How many canisters of breadcrumbs will be needed?
  2. rounded to the nearest cent, how much will be spent on breadcrumbs?
  3. Rounded to 4 decimal places, how much of a breadcrumb canister will be left over?

1 Expert Answer

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Mark M. answered • 09/02/22

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