1. A food service manager estimates that 16 packages of pasta will feed 100 people. At this rate, how many packages are required to feed 175 people? Write your answer as a complete sentence.

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1.	 A food service manager estimates that 16 packages of pasta will feed 100 people. At this rate, how many packages are required to feed 175 people? Write your answer as a complete sentence.

anonymous · Answer

If 16 packages will feed 100 people, then one person needs 16/100 package of pasta, which is 0.16.  To feed 175, we will need (0.16)(175) which is 28 packages of pasta.