Question

Jenny is throwing a surprise birthday party for her best friend Katie. She has decided to make Katie’s favorite dish, meat loaf. There will be a total of 40 people at the party. Answer the following questions:
• The recipe says it serves 8 people. By what number should Jenny multiply each ingredient to make enough meat loaf for everyone? 5
• The recipe calls for 1 1/2 lbs. of ground beef. How much ground beef will Jenny need to make enough meat loaf for everyone?
• Jenny will be serving milk with the meal. She plans on using 8 oz. glasses. How many gallons of milk does she need to make sure everyone gets one glass of milk?

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

a) The recipe for the meat loaf used by Jenny can serve a total of 8 people. Since there are 40 people in total to serve, the number of each ingredient needed is:

Number of each ingredient = total number of people / number of people served by one recipe

Number of each ingredient = 40 / 8 = 5

b) Since each recipe contains 1 1/2 lb (1.5 lbs) of ground beef, the total amount of ground beef needed to feed everyone is:

Total amount of ground beef = 1.5 lbs * 5 = 7.5 lbs

c) Since one serving would require 8 oz of milk. To serve everyone, the amount of milk needed is:

Amount of milk = 40 people * 8 oz = 320 oz

128 oz = 1 gallon

Amount of milk = 320 oz * 1 gallon / 128 oz = 2.5 gallon