Question

If 5 people can finish 3 cups of rice,

how many cups of rice will 35 people
eat at the same rate

Answer 1

21 cups

Explanation:

This question tests on the the concept of Unit Conversion.

Unit Conversion

Unit Conversions involving converting values into per unit values.

Example: 15 apples in 3 days = (15 ÷ 3) apples per day = 5 apples per day

Application

For this Question, we are given:

5 people per 3 cups of rice.

We are asked to find the number of cups of rice that 35 people can finish.

5 people = 3 cups

(5 ÷ 5) people = (3 ÷ 5) cups

1 person = 0.6 cups

(1 × 35) people = (0.6 × 35) cups

35 people = 21 cups