Question

Mrs. Hanks bought 12-pound ham to serve for the holidays. She plans to serve each person 2/3 of a pound. The equation 2/3x = 12 can be used to determine x, the number of servings, What is the total number of serving she can make?

Answer 1

18 Servings

Explanation:

In this case all we need to do is reverse the functions of the equation in order to find the answer. When you take 12 and divide it by 2/3 you get the answer of 18.