Question

A catering company orders 150 lb of fresh clams for a banquet serving 100 people, and 30 lb of clams for dinner party of 20 people. Determine the standard number of clams per serving.​

Answer 1

Answer:

about two clams per person

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

It is 1.5 lb per serving.

Step-by-step explanation:

Well, this is just a matter of proportions.

Here is our current proportion:

150lb

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100 guests

Now, all we need to do is make it per one guest.

150lb     =      x lb

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100 guests = 1 guest

Now, to get from 100 to 1, I divided by 100, right?

So, because this is a ratio, and it needs to be proportional, we do the same for 150.

150/100=1.5.

It is 1.5 lb per serving.