Question

Diego made 6 boxes of spaghetti to feed the 20 people who attended his dinner party. Next time, 50 people are coming! how many boxes of spaghetti should diego buy to feed all those people?.

Answer 1

Answer:

15  

Step-by-step explanation:  

Six boxes of spaghetti can feed 20 people.  

x boxes of spaghetti are needed to feed 50 people.  

Put the information into a equation.  

6/20 = x/50  

Now solve for x. Cross multiply.  

20x = 6(50)

20x = 300  

÷20 both sides  

x = 15  

Diego needs 15 boxes of spaghetti to feed 50 people.