Janice is making a soup recipe that normally yields 8 servings. The recipe calls for 3 pounds of chicken and a certain number of pounds of vegetables. If she only wants to make half the servings, how many pounds of vegetables should she buy? 1. Identify the variable. x = pounds of vegetables 2. Write an equation to model the problem. 1 2 (3 + x) = 4 3. Solve using distribution and properties of equality. Janice needs pounds of vegetables.