Question

You will need 50% of a packet of pasta to make a meal for 4 people. How

many packets of pasta do you need to make a meal for 12 people?

Answer 1

you would need 1 packet and a half pack to feed 12 people. 1 packets would feed 8 people and the half packet would feed the other 4 feeding up to 12 people in total.

Answer 2

you would use 1.5 packets, but that requires 2 packets.

1 packet in total would feed 8 people, and half of another would feed an extra 4. 4+8 = 12.