SOLUTION: A caterer is baking cookies for a function. He buys a tub of cookie batter and uses 1/2 ounce of cookie batter per cookie. If each person attending the function will be given 3 coo

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Question 897469: A caterer is baking cookies for a function. He buys a tub of cookie batter and uses 1/2 ounce of cookie batter per cookie. If each person attending the function will be given 3 cookies, what is the maximum number of people who can be served?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
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How much cookie batter is in the tub?
Give that a variable if the description does not.
T = how many ounces of batter in the tub.

x = how many people to serve



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