If one meatball is made from 1/8 pound of hamburger meat, then 4 pounds of hamburger meat will make 4/(1/8)=4*8=<<4/(1/8)=32>>32 meatballs.
32 meatballs divided amongst 8 family members is 32/8=<<32/8=4>>4 meatballs per family member.
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