Question

A chef planning for a large banquet thinks that 2 out of every 5 dinner guests will order his soup appetizer he excepts 800 guests at the banquet use equivalent ratios to estimate how many cups of soup he should prepare

Answer 1

The Chef planner should prepare 320 cups of soups

Explanation:

Number of guests expected to come = 800

2 out of every 5 guest will order for soup appetizer

Hence using equivalent ratios

2:5 = X :800

X = (800 × 2) ÷ 5 = 320

Hence the Chef planner should prepare 320 cups of soups