Question

It is worked out that if 4 ladles full of soup are given to each person,

120 people can be fed.
The customers have complained in the past that the portions are too small.
The cook decides to give 6 ladles full of soup to each person.
How many people can now be fed soup?

NEED IT ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

80 people can be fed with 6 ladles each.

Explanation:

Suppose the # of people that can be fed is x.

Then you would get the equation:

`120 * 4 = 6x`

`6x = 480`

`x = (480)/(6) = 80`

So giving 6 ladles full of soup can feed 80 people.