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PIZZA Pro Pizza says that one of its family size pizzas will
feed 6 people. How many family size pizzas are needed to feed
48 people?

User SnNaCk
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Answer: 8 pizzas

Explanation:

Create a proportion


(Pizza)/(People) =(1)/(6) = (x)/(48)

Scale up (multiply) 6 * 8 to get 48.

Do the same for the numerator.


(Pizza)/(People) =(1)/(6) = (8)/(48)

8 pizzas will feed 48 people.

User Neeraj Hanumante
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