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Desean bought 4 pizzas for his friends and family. If each person will eat 2/5 of a pizza, how many people can Desean feed?

a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8

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Final answer:

Desean can feed 8 people with 4 pizzas if each person eats 2/5 of a pizza, as there are 5 portions of 2/5 in one pizza, yielding 20 portions in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many people can be fed with 4 pizzas if each person eats 2/5 of a pizza. To find the answer, we need to determine how many 2/5 portions are in 4 pizzas.

Since one whole pizza can be divided into 5 portions of 2/5 each, we multiply the number of pizzas by 5 (which is the number of 2/5 portions in one pizza):

4 pizzas × 5 portions/pizza = 20 portions

These 20 portions represent the total number of people Desean can feed, where each person eats 2/5 of a pizza. Therefore, the correct answer is:

D) 8 people because each person eats 2/5 of a pizza, so 4 pizzas divided into 2/5 portions each would feed 8 people.

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