Question

A restaurant uses 290 pounds of onions every 2 and a half weeks. If they continue to use onions at the same rate, how many pounds of onions will they use in 6 weeks?

Answer 1

To find the rate of one week, we divide the amount of onions used with every week:
290/2.5 = 116
Now that we have a single rate, we find the amount for 6 weeks:
116*6 = 696
696 pounds are used in 6 weeks

Answer 2

290/2.5 = 116 pounds per week

116 * 6 = 696 pounds