Question

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 ratio to estimate how many cups of soup he should prepare

Answer 1

320 cups of soup

Step-by-step explanation:

2:5 is a part to whole ratio.

2/5=x/800

so we cross multiply to get:

5x=1600

x=320

320 cups of soup

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