Question

A recipe for 2 people uses 400 g of rice. Work out the amount of rice needed for 5 people.

Answer 1

1000 g of rice

Explanation:

since 2 people eat 400 grams

each person eats 400/2 grams = 200 grams

so 5 people is 5(200 g)=

1000 g

Answer 2

1000 g of rice

Explanation:

Recipe states that every 400g of rice feeds 2 people. Thus, it can be concluded through division (400 ÷ 2) that every person is fed with 200g of rice.

If you want to feed 5 people, then multiply 200 (amount of grams that feeds 1 person) by 5 (the number of people)

200 × 5 = 1000

1000 grams of rice is needed for 5 people.