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

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Look at it this way, you need 2lbs of meat for 5 people. You need 4lbs for 10 people. You'll need 5.5lbs of meat.
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he answer would be 4 1/2 pounds of meat to serve at least 12 to 13 people
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