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In a pretend recipe, a turkey needs 15 minutes of cooking for every pound. How many hours does a 16-pound turkey need?

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4 hours

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16 pounds x 15 minutes = 240 minutes. There are 60 minutes in an hour, so 240 minutes is 4 hours.

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