Question

charissa ordered 3 cans of lemonade for each person at her party. She also ordered 1 pizza for every 4 people. If she ordered 6 pizzas, which of the following could be the number of cans of lemonade she ordered?

Answer 1

Answer:

72 cans

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1

Find the number of people

we know that

She ordered 1 pizza for every 4 people

using proportion

Find out the number of people for 6 pizzas

$\frac{1}{4}=\frac{6}{x}\\\\x=24\ people$

step 2

Find the number of cans ordered

we know that

Charissa ordered 3 cans of lemonade for each person

so

using proportion

Find out the number of cans of lemonade she ordered for 24 people

$\frac{3}{1}=\frac{x}{24}\\\\x=24(3)\\\\x=72\ cans$