Question

5 of 5

It is worked out that if 5 ladles full of soup are given to


each person,


140 people can be fed.


The customers have complained in the past that the


portions are too small.


The cook decides to give 7 ladles full of soup to each


person.


How many people can now be fed soup?


people

Answer 1

Number of people that can be served 7 ladles = 100 people

Explanation:

We are told that;

Initial number of ladles proposed per person = 5

Number of persons to be fed based on 5 ladles = 140 persons

Thus, amount of ladles based on that data is;

140 people x 5 ladle/1 person = 700 ladles full of soup

Now, since the cook decides to give 7 ladles full of soup to each person, the number of people that can be fed will now be;

700 ladles ÷ 7 ladles/person = 100 persons