Question

Jada brought 36 clementines for 16 people at a picnic. The next picnic will have 40 people. How many clementines should Jada bring for the next picnic? Explain or show your reasoning.

Answer 1

Jada should bring 90 clementines for 40 people to the next picnic, calculated by finding the clementines-per-person rate from the first picnic and applying it to the increased number of attendees.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jada brought 36 clementines for 16 people at a picnic. To find out how many clementines Jada should bring for the next picnic which will have 40 people, we need to calculate the number of clementines per person and then multiply that by the number of people expected at the next picnic.

First, we find out how many clementines each person at the first picnic would get:

Number of clementines per person = Total clementines ÷ Number of people = 36 clementines ÷ 16 people = 2.25 clementines per person.

Now, we take this number and multiply it by the 40 people expected at the next picnic:

Number of clementines needed for 40 people = 2.25 clementines per person × 40 people = 90 clementines.

Therefore, Jada should bring 90 clementines to the next picnic to maintain the same clementines-to-person ratio.