Question

Frank has devised a formula for his catering business that calculates the number of meat balls he needs to prepare the formula is m=4a+2c where c= the number of children m=the number of meat balls a= the number of adults. how many meatballs are required for a party of 20 adults and 8 children? how many meatballs are required for a party of 20 adults and 8 children

Answer 1

96 meatballs are required

Explanation:

We know that the formula for he catering business is

`m=4a+2c`

Where

c= the number of children, m=the number of meat balls, a= the number of adults

So if
`c = 8` and
`a = 20` then

`m = 4(20) + 2(8)`

`m = 80 + 16`

`m = 96`

Finally 96 meatballs are required for the party