SOLUTION: Ross is organizing a dinner party and needs to set the table with spoons, forks, and knives. He has a total of 2400 utensils to distribute among the guests. The number of spoons is

Question 1205100: Ross is organizing a dinner party and needs to set the table with spoons, forks, and knives. He has a total of 2400 utensils to distribute among the guests. The number of spoons is represented by 1/10, the number of forks by 1/5, and the number of knives by 1/2. If Ross wants to ensure that each guest has an equal number of utensils, how many of each type does he need to set out?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Nonsense, as far as I can tell....

What does it mean to say "The number of spoons is represented by 1/10"?

Re-post in a way that we know what the problem is.

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