Jerome is cooking dinner. He needs 8 ounces of broccoli for each person.

Part A: Jerome is not sure how many people will come to dinner. Write an expression with a variable that represents the amount of broccoli Jerome needs for dinner. Identify what the variable represents.

Part B: If Jerome has 32 ounces of broccoli, how many people can he feed? Create an equation and show all work to solve it. (6 points)

Question

Jerome is cooking dinner. He needs 8 ounces of broccoli for each person.

Part A: Jerome is not sure how many people will come to dinner. Write an expression with a variable that represents the amount of broccoli Jerome needs for dinner. Identify what the variable represents.

Part B: If Jerome has 32 ounces of broccoli, how many people can he feed? Create an equation and show all work to solve it. (6 points)

jhonyy9 · Answer

8 ounces of broccoli to each person 
so this mean

to 1 person need 8 ounces of broccoli 
2 persons need 2*8 ounces 
3 pers. need 3*8 ounces
4 pers. need 4*8 ounces

any idea now ?

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