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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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2%2F8=x%2F120 a proportion
x=%282%2A120%29%2F8=30lbs of ground beef
Ed