Question

Louise is making a potato salad to serve 25 people. The only recipe she has serves 50 people and it calls for 1 pound of chopped onions. Her food scale only weighs in ounces. How many ounces of onions is she going to need to serve 25 people?

Answer 1

Louise is going to need 8 ounces of chopped
onions to serve 25 people.

Answer 2

Louise is going to need 8 ounces of chopped onions to serve 25 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide: 50 people / 2 = 25 people

Divide: 1 pound / 2 = 0.5 pounds

Convert: 0.5 pounds (lbs) to ounces = 8 ounces (oz)