Question

A chef has 48 lunch orders to make. He sees that 38 of the orders are for chicken salad. How many of all the lunch orders are for chicken salad? express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Question:

A chef has 48 lunch orders to make. He sees that 3/8 of the orders are for chicken salad. How many of all the lunch orders are for chicken salad?

Answer:

18 orders are for chicken salad

Solution:

Given that a chef has 48 lunch orders to make

He sees that
`(3)/(8)` of the orders are for chicken salad

To find: number of lunch orders for chicken salad

`(3)/(8)` of the orders are for chicken salad means that
`(3)/(8)` of total orders ( 48 ) are for chicken salad

Number of lunch orders for chicken salad is given as:

`\rightarrow (3)/(8) \text{ of } 48`

`\rightarrow (3)/(8) * 48\\\\\rightarrow 3 * 6 = 18`

Thus 18 orders are for chicken salad