Question

Hot dogs come 8 to a package. You need to feed at least 60 people. Let x represent the packages of hotdogs. Which of the following are NOT a viable solution?

a. (1, 4)
b. (5, 3)
c. (5, 2)
d. (4, 3)

Answer 1

To feed at least 60 people with hotdogs, you need at least 8 packages of hotdogs.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the packages of hotdogs needed to feed at least 60 people, we need to divide the total number of people by the number of people per package. Since there are 8 hotdogs in each package, we divide 60 by 8 to get 7.5 packages. Since we can't have a fractional number of packages, we need to round up to the next whole number, which is 8. Therefore, we need at least 8 packages of hotdogs.

a. (1, 4): This is a viable solution as it is more than 8 packages.

b. (5, 3): This is a viable solution as it is more than 8 packages.

c. (5, 2): This is a viable solution as it is more than 8 packages.

d. (4, 3): This is not a viable solution as it is less than 8 packages.