A Sandwich Shop Sells A $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$

question 3

Multiple Choice

A sandwich shop sells a $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$  pound club sandwich, made up of turkey and ham. The owner buys the turkey in $2 \frac { 1 } { 2 }$  pound packages and the ham in $3 \frac { 5 } { 8 }$  pound packages. If he mixes a package of each of the meats together, how many sandwiches can he make from the mixture?

• A) \(12 \frac { 1 } { 4 }\)  sandwiches
• B) \(9 \frac { 1 } { 3 }\)  sandwiches
• C) \(15 \frac { 1 } { 11 }\)  sandwiches
• D) \(13 \frac { 1 } { 7 }\)  sandwiches
• E) \(12 \frac { 1 } { 5 }\)  sandwiches

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