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Answer: $357 is more amount budgeted for food increase.
Explanation:
Since we have given that
Number of people according to the budget = 150
Cost of food per person= $4.25
Total cost of food is given by

If the number of guests attending the opening was 56% more than expected,
So, number of guests now is given by

Total cost of food is given by
Difference between them is given by

Hence, $357 is more amount budgeted for food increase.
Step-by-step explanation:
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Hi there!
I'm unsure if '11/4 pounds' meant '1/4', however, if it did, the answer is 6 pies in total.
Here's how I worked it out:
9 - 1.5 = 7.5 ( 1 )
7.5 - 1.5 = 6 ( 2 )
6 - 1.5 = 4.5 ( 3 )
4.5 - 1.5 = 3 ( 4 )
3 - 1.5 = 1.5 ( 5 )
1.5 - 1.5 = 0 ( 6 )
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