Question

Nisha has invited a group of friends over for a spaghetti dinner. There will be eight people dining, and Nisha would like to prepare 1 1/2 cups of cooked spaghetti per person. How many 16 oz. packages of dry spaghetti must Nisha use, and in how much water should she cook the pasta?

Remember, it takes 4 oz. of dry spaghetti to produce 2 cups of cooked spaghetti, and each 4 oz. of dry spaghetti requires 1 quart of water.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

2 dry packages of spaghetti and 6 quarts of water. If 4 oz. equals 2 cups, then 3 oz. equals 1 1/2 cups of spaghetti. I multiplied the 3 oz. by the eight guests and got 24. Then, I took the 24 oz and divided that by 4 to get the quarts of water.