Question

A turkey costs $1.05 per pound. There are going to be fifteen people at Thanksgiving dinner. Plan for each person to eat two, 3/8 pound servings of turkey.

How many pounds of turkey will you need to buy?

Answer 1

I will need to buy 22.5 pounds of turkey and pay $23.63

Explanation:

Proportions

Each person is planned to eat 2 x 3/8 pound servings of turkey for thanksgiving dinner. This means each person will eat

`2\cdot(3)/(4)=(3)/(2)`

pounds of turkey.

There are going to be 15 people at the dinner, thus the total turkey needed is:

`15\cdot(3)/(2)=22.5~pounds`

The turkey costs $1.05 per pound, thus the total cost is

22.5*$1.05 = $23.63

I will need to buy 22.5 pounds of turkey and pay $23.63