SOLUTION: A caterer is planning a party for 64 people. The customer has $15 to spend. A $39 pan of pasta feeds 14 people and a $12 sandwich tray feeds 6 people. How many pans of pasta and

Question 162475: A caterer is planning a party for 64 people. The customer has $15 to spend. A $39 pan of pasta feeds 14 people and a $12 sandwich tray feeds 6 people. How many pans of pasta and how many sandwich trays should the cater make?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

This does not make sense amigo. If the customer's budget is only $15 with 64 guests. A pan of pasta alone cost $39 to feed only 14 people!???
But, anyway we'll compute how many pan of pasta & sandwich trays he needs to make.
Our computation will be based such that all 64 people will have a taste of pasta & a sandwich.
:
Total no. of guests/# of guests for 1 Pan pasta,
= Pans of Pasta
Cost: =$195 for all 64 people
Tray of Sandwich:
Total no. of guests/# of guests for 1 Sandwich Tray,
=
Cost: =$132 for all 64 people
Total expenses: =$327 for all the 64 guests (no drinks??)
Thank you,
Jojo

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