Question

Party Planning A party platter contains a variety of dried fruits.To
serve 16 people, 96 pieces of fruit are needed. How many pieces of
dried fruit are needed to serve 22 people?

Answer 1

use ratio and proportion method;

16:96 =22:x

solve:

16x=96(22)
16x=2112

x=132; the number of dried fruits to serve 22 people..