Question

Fred was purchasing rice for his restaurant for the week. He usually makes 150 dishes a week with rice and each portion is 5 ounces. How many pounds of rice should Fred purchase for the week?

Answer 1

Answer: He bought 46.875 pounds of rice for the week.

Explanation:

Total rice he bought = (Number of dishes made in a week) x (portion of rice in each dish)

GIven: Each portion has 5 ounces of rice.

i.e. each portion has
`(5)/(16)` pounds of rice. [ 1 pound = 16 ounces]

Total rice he bought ( in pounds)=
`150*(5)/(16)`

`=46.875\text{ pounds}`

Hence, he bought 46.875 pounds of rice for the week.