Question

Chef Selena is making her special dish that requires pasta, sauce, and onions.

She has 5 1/8 pounds of pasta, 6 pounds of sauce, and 4 7/8 pounds of onions.
How many servings of her dish can she make if each serving is 1/2 pound?
Which two equations are needed to solve the problem?

Answer 1

A and D. She can make 32 servings in total.

Explanation:

This is because if she were to mix up all of the products, she would have 16 pounds of mix in total.

5 1/8 + 4 7/8 + 6 = 16

This is choice A.

Then she must divide this by 1/2 because each serving is 1/2 pound.

16 ÷ 1/2 = 32

That is choice D.