Question

If it takes 24 gallons of fruit punch to serve 144 guests, how many gallons of punch would be needed to serve 66 guests? (Assume all guests drink the same amount of punch. Enter an exact number.)

Answer 1

11 gallons

Explanation:

We can set up a proportion.

g represents gallons of punch.

24/144=g/66

We can simplify the left side:

1/6=g/66

We cross multiply.

6g=66

g=11

You need 11 gallons of punch to serve 66 guests!