SOLUTION: If a school cafeteria needs c cans of soup each week for each student, and if there are s students in the school, for how many weeks will x cans of soup last?

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Question 1100304: If a school cafeteria needs c cans of soup each week for each student, and if there are s students in the school, for how many weeks will x cans of soup last?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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( cans/wk )/student = +c+
( cans/wk )/student x number of students = +c%2As+
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( cans available ) / ( cans/wk ) = ( weeks they last )
+x+%2F+%28+c%2As+%29+