Question

Peggy Sue decided to enter her famous “Five-Alarm Chili” at her local chili-cooking contest. Normally, she needs five tomatoes to make enough chili for her family of ten.
a.) How many tomatoes should she expect to use to make her famous recipe for 100 people?


b.)When she gets to the contest, she realizes that she only packed 55 tomatoes. How many people can she expect to feed?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\text{a})$ $50$

$\text{b})$ $110$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\text{a})$ If $1$ potato is enough for $2$ people, than $\dfrac{100}{2}$ or $50$ potatos are enough for $100$ people.

$\text{b})$ $55\cdot2=110$