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 pound

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malfutka [58]

2 years ago

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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 pound

s of onions will they use in 6 weeks?

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2 answers:

yawa3891 [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-27T07:20:31+03:00

yawa3891 [41]2 years ago

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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

Archy [21] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-27T05:43:58+03:00

Archy [21]2 years ago

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290/2.5 = 116 pounds per week

116 * 6 = 696 pounds