Question

Need to buy C cases of chicken fingers to feed P people at their party. If F fewer people showed up than they expected, how many extra cases of chicken fingers do they have left if they fed everyone at the original rate?

a (C-F)/P
b (F-C)/P
c C+F
d C-F

Answer 1

The number of extra cases of chicken fingers is calculated by the formula (C × F)/P, representing the cases per person times the number of fewer people who showed up.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves finding out how many extra cases of chicken fingers will be left if F fewer people show up than expected at a party. The student originally planned to buy C cases to feed P people. If F people did not show up, then the number of extra cases can be calculated by taking the cases per person (C/P) and multiplying it by the number of people who did not show up (F), which would be (C/P) × F. Since C/P represents the cases needed for one person, multiplying this by F gives us the total cases for F people. Hence, the correct formula is (C/P) × F, simplified to (C × F)/P.