Question

John is making tacos for himself and 17 friends. For every 3 people John uses 5 tomatoes. How many tomatoes will John use in all?

Answer 1

30 tomatoes

Explanation:

The number is 18 instead of 17 because you include John

18/3

Solve

6

Because we're trying to find how many TOMATOES John uses for every THREE people, we multiply by five LAST.

6 x 5

Solve

30