Answer:
<em>I will need to buy 22.5 pounds of turkey and pay $23.63</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Proportions</u>
Each person is planned to eat 2 x 3/8 pound servings of turkey for thanksgiving dinner. This means each person will eat
pounds of turkey.
There are going to be 15 people at the dinner, thus the total turkey needed is:
The turkey costs $1.05 per pound, thus the total cost is
22.5*$1.05 = $23.63
I will need to buy 22.5 pounds of turkey and pay $23.63