Question

At the neighborhood Fourth of July party, Mrs. O’Conner plans to serve banana pudding. She plans to make two batches for every 9 people attending. If 72 people will attend the Fourth of July party, how many batches does Mrs. O’Conner need to make ?

Answer 1

16 batches are to be made for the party.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of batches for every 9 people= 2

Total number of people attending the party=72

To Find:

The Number of batches required=?

Solution:

Let the number of batches for 72 people be n

So, by cross multiplication method,

2 x 72 = n x 9

9n = 72 x 2

n = 8 x 2

n = 16