Question

A 3.5 oz. serving of pudding is to be served to each of the 185 people at a dinner. How many cans must be ordered if each can contains 2lb 8 oz of pudding

Answer 1

@Daniellelovee

Answer 2

So first you need to find how much pudding is needed to serve all 185 people.
3.5 * 185

Answer 3

703

Answer 4

@katlin95 u still there

Answer 5

yep

Answer 6

Not quite, 3.5 * 185 = 647.5

Answer 7

lol! how did i get 702? lol. I made a mistake on calculator

Answer 8

3.5⋅185÷2.8=231.25

Answer 9

I think you typed 3.8 instead of 3.5

Answer 10

katlin date me

Answer 11

ur cute

Answer 12

yea hah, so whats the next step? @sylvester13 im married, and have a child. thanks tho

Answer 13

yo ur stupid bro lol ;)

Answer 14

oh

Answer 15

ok

Answer 16

btw my picture is about 7 years old..

Answer 17

oh that makes for sence

Answer 18

@sylvester13 boy u look sick lol ;)

Answer 19

3.5⋅185÷2.8=231.25 thats the best i can do for u ;) lol

Answer 20

3.5⋅185÷2.8=231.25 thats the best i can do for u ;) lol dos that work @katlin95

Answer 21

So now we need to find how many cans of pudding is needed to feed all 185 people.
We know we need 647.5 oz of pudding and there are 2lb 8oz of pudding in each can. Can you find out how many total oz of pudding is in each can?

Answer 22

multiply?

Answer 23

yes u multiply

Answer 24

lol sorry dont listen to me im off track im rong

Answer 25

we need to find how many total oz is in each can. (hint: 16oz = 1lb)

Answer 26

32 oz.

Answer 27

Almost :)
2 * 16 + 8 = ?

Answer 28

40

Answer 29

Yes :)
So now we know we need 647.5 oz of pudding and there are 40oz of pudding in each can. So how many cans are needed to get 647.5oz of pudding? Do not round your answer.

Answer 30

17

Answer 31

i got it now:) i checked the answer book and 17 is right

Answer 32

You are just 0.8125 off :)
647.5 / 40 = 16.1875
So if you are rounding your answer it would be 16.

Answer 33

Oh, ok :)
I thought it was one off :\

Answer 34

:) thanks!

Answer 35

no prob :)