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I two pounds of meat will serve 5 people, how many pounds will be needed to serve 13 people?

User Arivaldo
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you just need to multiply 2 with 5 which is 10 then divide 10 with 13 which is 1.3
User Razenha
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First, divide 13 by 5.


13/5=2.6'

Then, multiply 2.6 by 2.


2.6*2=5.2

It takes 5.2 pounds of meat to serve 13 people.
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