Each pound of potato salad serves 6 people and the average number of pounds of potato salad that each person is served will be pound.
<u><em>Explanation</em></u>
At a party of 102 people, 17 pounds of potato salad is served.
<u>a.</u> Suppose, each pound of potato salad is served to number of people.
So, 17 pounds of salad is served to or
number of people. That means......
So, each pound of potato salad is served to 6 people.
<u>b.</u> Suppose, the average number of pounds of potato salad that each person is served is
So, the total number of pounds of salad, served to 102 people pounds
pounds. That means .....
So, the average number of pounds of potato salad that each person is served will be pound.
