Given :
Ellen 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.
To Find :
How much does each wedge of cheese weigh.
Solution :
Let , weight of each wedge of cheese is x.
16 pieces of wedge of cheese weight 5 pounds .
So,
[tex]16x=5\\\\x=\dfrac{5}{16}\\\\x=0.3125\ pounds[/tex]
Therefore, weigh of cheese is 0.3125 pounds.
Hence, this is the required solution.
