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Question 1058913: A chef is hired to cook a banquet dinner for 150 people. A recipe calls for 5lbs if meat for every 7 people. Create and solve a proportion that would allow the chef to know how many lbs. of meat (to the next higher lb.) would be needed for the banquet dinner.
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = = 107.14 (approx.) ---> (round) ---> = 108 lbs.
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