SOLUTION: Tony was making spaghetti for his son's graduation party. The recipe calls for 2lbs of ground beef for 8 servings. If he needs 120 servings, how many pounds of ground beef should h
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Question 101236: Tony was making spaghetti for his son's graduation party. The recipe calls for 2lbs of ground beef for 8 servings. If he needs 120 servings, how many pounds of ground beef should he buy?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tony was making spaghetti for his son's graduation party. The recipe calls for 2lbs of ground beef for 8 servings. If he needs 120 servings, how many pounds of ground beef should he buy?
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x/120 = 2/8
x = 120(2/8)
x = 30 lbs (amount needed to make 120 servings)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a proportion
lbs of ground beef
Ed
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