Question

It takes 4 hrs for 6 cooks to prepare the food for a wedding rehearsal dinner. How long will it take 7 cooks to prepare the dinner?

a) what kind of variation applies to this situation?
b)solve the problem

Answer 1

The proverb says that too many cooks spoil the broth, so it is not a math problem, it is a management problem. But I suppose your math teacher wants an answer...

Answer 2

lol i agree. and yes she does.

Answer 3

I would make up a number that fits the situation, then change it from 6 to 7. Since six chefs are working and more chefs make it less time, supposedly, then they are dividing up the work, so: (I made up the 24 as a result, like the number of servings)
24/6 = 4, 24/7 = 3.43 hours

Answer 4

thanks!