Question

A​ chef's specialty calls for ​one- fiftieth of an ounce of a spice per serving. The chef has a digital scale that shows the weight as a decimal. What scale reading does the chef need to see for this spice when preparing the specialty for 43 ​people?

Answer 1

The scale reading that the chef need to see for this spice when preparing the specialty for 43 people is 0.86.

Explanation:

In order to find the answer, you need to multiply the amount that the chef uses per serving for the number of servings. The statement indicates that the chef uses ​one- fiftieth of an ounce of a spice per serving and this is represented as 1/50 and you have to multiply this for 43 that is the number of people.

You can find 1/50 as a decimal dividing 1 by 50:

1/50=0.02

Now, you can multiply this value for 43:

0.02=43=0.86

According to this, the answer is that the scale reading that the chef need to see for this spice when preparing the specialty for 43 people is 0.86.