If all of the people that live in your home bought one 360 pound hamburger from Mallie's Sports Grill and ate 2/3 pound servings each every evening for dinner (and could keep it so that it wouldn't become spoiled), how many days would your family be eating hamburger?

# of people in household # days

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We have 4 people in our home

so total bought 360 pounds of hamburger

each ate 2/3 pound every day

so 360 - (amount eaten per day) times (number of days) = 0 (0 because we want it to be gone)

number of days=x unknown

amount eaten per day = (number of people) times (amount eaten per person per day)

amount eaten per day=4 times 2/3 lb=8/3

360-8/3 times x=0

360-8/3x=0

add 8/3x to both sides

360=8/3x

multiply both sides by 3/8

1080/8=x

135=x

it would take 135 days or about 4 months or 1/3 year, assuming that my family doesn't get tired of it and that my reletives don't visit and take a whole bunch to bring home.

4 people takes 135 days