Question

A recipe calls for 12 1/2 pounds of carrots for 60 servings. How many pounds of carrots are needed for 1,000 servings?

Answer 1

Answer:

208 1/3 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

By proportion it's  12 1/2 * 1000/60

= 25/2 * 50/3

= 1250/6

= 208 1/3 pounds.