Question

you found a recipe which calls for 1/2 pound of chicken per person, if 4 pounds of chicken costs $8, what is the cost per person for the recipe you are using?

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Answer:

  $1 per person

Step-by-step explanation:

The per-person cost (x) can be found from the proportion ...

  x/(0.5 lb) = $8/(4 lb)

Multiplying by 0.5 gives ...

  x = (0.5 lb) × ($8 /(4 lb)) = $1 . . . . . . units of lb cancel

The cost per person will be $1.