Math Problem Statement
The grocery store has bulk pecans on sale, which is great since you're planning on making 5 pecan pies for a wedding. How many pounds of pecans should you buy? How many pecans are needed for each pie? Your recipe calls for 1 1/4 cupspecans per pie. But there is no cup measure available, only a scale. How many pecans are in a pound? Perhaps the nutritional info from a bag of pecans would be helpful.
You will need to buy ___ pounds of pecans. Give your answer accurate to at least one decimal place.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Unit Conversion
Proportional Reasoning
Formulas
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Theorems
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Suitable Grade Level
Grades 6-8
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