The average pumpkin weighs 6 pounds. the prize winning pumpkin weighs 324 pounds. the prize winning pumpkin weighs as much as how many average pumpkins? show work. you!

What we're ultimately asking here is how many times 6 goes into 324. The problem becomes a little simpler if we break 324 up into numbers that are easier to work with. 324 = 300 + 24; 6 goes into 300 50 times and 24 4 times, so 6 goes into 324 a total of 50 + 4 = 54 times.

So, the prize-winning pumpkin weighs 54 times as much.