Question

Chef Rita is cooking for a Sunday brunch. She knows that 22 pancakes can feed 8 people. She is wondering how many people (p) she can feed with 55 pancakes. She assumes each person eats the same quantity of pancakes.

Answer 1

In order to find out how many people she can feed with 55 pancakes, we must find out how many pancakes she can feed 1 person.

22/8 = 2.75

She can feed 2.75 pancakes to one person.

55/2.75 = 20

Therefore, she can feed 20 people with 55 pancakes.

Answer 2

20 people

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