Question

If three bags of salad serve 5 people, how many people will get to serve 24 bags of salad?

a. 8 people
b. 40 people
c. 70 people
d. 120 people

Answer 1

By setting up a proportion based on the given information that three bags of salad serve 5 people, we find that 24 bags of salad will serve 40 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

If three bags of salad serve 5 people, we need to determine how many people can be served by 24 bags of salad. To do this, we set up a proportion where 3 bags serve 5 people, and we want to find the number of people served by 24 bags.

We can set up the proportion as follows:

3 bags / 5 people = 24 bags / x people

Now, we cross-multiply to solve for x:

3x = 5 × 24

x = (5 × 24) / 3

x = 120 / 3

x = 40

So, 24 bags of salad will serve 40 people. Thus, the correct answer is option b. 40 people.