Question

Mr. Martinez has 3 ice chests. He is placing 14 lunches in each ice chest. Each lunch contains a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a drink. About 55% of these lunches contain a ham sandwich. Which of the following is closest to the number of lunches that contain a ham sandwich?

Please Explain your thinking

A) 23

B) 8

C) 17

D) 9

Answer 1

A

14 x 3 = 42 lunches

42 x 0.55 = 23.1

so there are about 23 ham sandwiches

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Explanation:

Answer 2

9514 1404 393

Answer:

A) 23

Explanation:

The total number of sandwiches will be ...

(3 chests)(14 lunches/chest) = 42 lunches

The fraction that have ham sandwiches is 0.55, so the number is about ...

(0.55)(42 lunches) = 23.1 lunches ≈ 23 lunches

About 23 lunches contain ham sandwiches.