Question

2 A chef planning for a large banquet
thinks that 2 out of every 5 dinner
guests will order his soup appetizer.
He expects 800 guests at the banquet.
Use equivalent ratios to estimate how
many cups of soup he should prepare.

Answer 1

Answer:

320

Step-by-step explanation:

2 out of 5 is the ratio 2/5.

We want the denominator to become 800.

$\dfrac{800}{5} = 160$

$160 \times 2 = 320$

$\dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{2 \times 160}{5 \times 160} = \dfrac{320}{800}$

Since 2/5 = 320/800, he will need to prepare 320 cups of soup.