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A recipe code lasagna calls for 3 pounds of tomatoes to serve 5 people. A caterer wants to make enough lasagna to serve 110 people. How many pounds of tomatoes does he neeed

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Answer:

66 pounds of tomatoes

Explanation:

A recipe code lasagna calls for 3 pounds of tomatoes to serve 5 people. A caterer wants to make enough lasagna to serve 110 people. How many pounds of tomatoes does he neeed

From the above question:

5 people = 3 pounds of tomatoes

110 people = x pounds of tomatoes

Cross Multiply

5 people × x pounds = 110 people × 3 pounds

x pounds = 110 people × 3 pounds/5 people

x pounds = 66 pounds of tomatoes

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