Question

stan's steakhouse has a server to cook ratio of 5 to 2. the total number of servers and cooks is 42. how many servers does stan's steakhouse employ?

Answer 1

Stan's steakhouse employs 30 servers

Explanation:

1. Let's review the information given to us to answer the question correctly:

Total number of servers and cooks at Stan's steakhouse = 42

Ratio of servers to cooks = 5/2 or 5:2

2. How many servers does Stan's steakhouse employ?

We will answer the question using the Rule of Three simple, as follows:

x = Number of servers

Servers Total employees

5 7

x 42

7 * x = 42 * 5

7x = 210

x = 210/7

x = 30 ⇒ Cooks = 42 - 30 = 12

Stan's steakhouse employs 30 servers and 12 cooks