Question

Brenda is planning her birthday party. She wants to have 10.92 liters of punch, 6.5 gallons of frozen yogurt, 3.9 pounds of cheese, and 25 guests at the birthday party. Brenda and each guest eat the same amount of cheese. How many pounds of cheese will each person eat?

a) 0.12 pounds
b) 0.15 pounds
c) 0.16 pounds
d) 0.20 pounds

Answer 1

To determine the amount of cheese each person will eat at Brenda's birthday party, divide the total cheese weight (3.9 pounds) by the number of guests plus Brenda (26 people). The result is that each person, including Brenda, will eat 0.15 pounds of cheese.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is Mathematics, and it is typically addressed at the Middle School grade level. In this problem, Brenda wants to know how many pounds of cheese each person will eat at her birthday party if she has 3.9 pounds of cheese and 25 guests.

Calculation Steps:

1. Take the total amount of cheese available: 3.9 pounds.
2. Divide the total weight of the cheese by the number of guests including Brenda: 3.9 lbs ÷ (25 guests + 1 Brenda) = 3.9 lbs ÷ 26.
3. Perform the division to find the amount of cheese per person: 3.9 lbs ÷ 26 = 0.15 lbs.

Therefore, each person, including Brenda, will eat 0.15 pounds of cheese at the party, which corresponds to option b) 0.15 pounds.