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Leo buys pasta for 12 people,

(a)
Each person eats 100 grams of pasta.
One packet has 500 grams of pasta.
How many packets must Leo buy?

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

If each packet has 500 grams, and each person eats 100 grams, then one packet will feed five people (500/100=5). Since he will be buying pasta for 12 people, he will need to buy three packets, because 3*500=1500 grams. While there is some extra, buying only two packets would result in not enough pasta.

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