SOLUTION: 10 chefs can prepare a meal for 536 people in 8 hours. Assuming that the chefs cook at the same rate and that the rate at which they cook remain constant throughout the preparation

Question 1015131: 10 chefs can prepare a meal for 536 people in 8 hours. Assuming that the chefs cook at the same rate and that the rate at which they cook remain constant throughout the preparation, find the number of people 22 chefs can prepare a meal for in 5 hours.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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=67 meals per hour
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10 chefs prepare 67 meals per hour
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=6.7 meals per hour per chef
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Each chef prepares 6.7 meals per hour.
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(5_hours)*(6.7_meals_per_hour) = 33.5 meals per 5 hours
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Each chef prepares 33.5 meals in 5 hours.
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(22_chefs)*(33.5_meals_per_chef) = 737 meals.
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ANSWER: 22 chefs can prepare meals for 737 people in 5 hours.
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