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Garrett runs a catering service for large

parties. He needs 27 whole tomatoes for
his salad to feed 120 guests. Write a
proportion which illustrates how many
whole tomatoes, w, he would need to feed
400 guests.

Garrett runs a catering service for large parties. He needs 27 whole tomatoes for-example-1
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Hello! :D

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ANSWER :

  • 90 Tomatoes

SOLUTION :

You will need x.

  • So,
    \sf{(27)/(120) = (x)/(400) } \ \\ \\ \ \sf{x = (27 * 400)/(120) =\:} \sf \red{90\:}

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