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  • 01-08-2021
  • Mathematics
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Five cups of rice will server 8 people. Exactly how many cups of rice are needed to server 14 people?

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wegnerkolmp2741o
wegnerkolmp2741o wegnerkolmp2741o
  • 01-08-2021

Answer:

8.75 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

We can write a ratio to solve

5 cups         x cups

----------   = -----------

8 people       14 people

Using cross products

5*14 = 8x

70 = 8x

Divide by 8

70/8 = 8x/8

8.75=x

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MrPerfectz
MrPerfectz MrPerfectz
  • 01-08-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

8 people => 5 cups

1 person => 5/8 cups

14 people => 5/8 ×14 = 35/4 cups

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