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The O'Brien family is ordering food for a family reunion. The family orders 16 pounds of potato salad. If 20 people attend the r

eunion, what is the largest amount of potato salad each person could receive

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sukhopar [10]4 years ago

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Answer:

Each person would receive maximum 0.8 pounds of potato.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Amount of Potato = 16 pounds.

Number of people attend reunion = 20

We need to find the largest amount of potato each person would receive.

Solution:

largest amount of potato each person would receive can be calculated by dividing Total Amount of Potato with Number of people attend the reunion.

framing in equation form we get;

largest amount of potato each person would receive = $\frac{16}{20} =0.8\ pounds$

Hence Each person would receive maximum 0.8 pounds of potato.

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