You would take 56 (the number of cups) and multiply by 3 since you have 3 people. Answer:168
(x^2 - 13x - 48) ÷ (x + 3)
x - 16
_____________
x + 3 | x^2 - 13x - 48
| x^2 + 3x
|__________
| -16x - 48
| -16x - 48
Therefore, (x^2 - 13x - 48) ÷ (x + 3) = x - 16
ANSWER
56.1 square inches.
EXPLANATION
The area of this triangle can be calculated using the formula,

where a=8in.
b=14.2 in.
and C=99° is the included angle.
We plug in these values to obtain,


We round to the nearest tenth to get,
56.1 sq. inch