Question

Hosting a breakfast brunch for 25 people, you plan to serve scrambled eggs. The grocery store sells eggs in cartons, and each carton can feed 4 people. How many cartons of eggs must you buy to ensure each guest a serving? ​

Answer 1

Required number of cartons to be ordered = 7

Explanation:

Number of peoples for which the breakfast is being hosted = 25

The grocery store sells the eggs in cartons.

Number of people fed using one carton = 4

And, we need to find number of cartons which is to be ordered to ensure each guest receives serving.

4 peoples are served using one carton.

⇒ 1 people is served by using 1/4 cartons

25 people are served using 1/4 x 25 = 6.25 cartons

Since, Cartons cannot be ordered in decimals so number of cartons that must be ordered to ensure each guest a serving is 7

Hence, Required number of cartons to be ordered = 7

Answer 2

You need 7 cartons, 4•7=28 so you’ll be sure to have enough:)