SOLUTION: Ross is organizing a dinner party and needs to set the table with spoons, forks, and knives. He has a total of 2400 utensils to distribute among the guests. The number of spoons is

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Question 1205100: Ross is organizing a dinner party and needs to set the table with spoons, forks, and knives. He has a total of 2400 utensils to distribute among the guests. The number of spoons is represented by 1/10, the number of forks by 1/5, and the number of knives by 1/2. If Ross wants to ensure that each guest has an equal number of utensils, how many of each type does he need to set out?
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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Nonsense, as far as I can tell....

What does it mean to say "The number of spoons is represented by 1/10"?

Re-post in a way that we know what the problem is.