Question

Please help: A recipe for a pizza that serves 12 people calls for 2 cups of shredded cheese. If each bag of shredded cheese contains 3 cups, what is the minimum
number of bags required to make pizza for 48 people?

Answer 1

Answer: 3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:  A recipe for a pizza that serves 12 people calls for 2 cups of shredded cheese.

12 people = 2 cups of shredded cheese.

Multiply 4 on both sides , we get

48 people = 8 cups of shredded cheese.

So we require 8 cups of shredded cheese  to make pizza for 48 people.

Since, each bag of shredded cheese contains 3 cups.

Then minimum number of bags required = $\dfrac{8}{3}=2.67\approx3$

Hence, minimum 3 bags required to make pizza for 48 people.