9lb turkey feeds 6people. What size turkey will feed 27people.

Question

Having thanksgiving dinner

Answer 1

In order to solve this problem, you would start by figuring out how many pounds of turkey each person eats.

 

If a 9 pound turkey feeds 6 people, that means each person eats 1.5 pounds of turkey. (9/6=1.5)

 

From there, you would take the amount of turkey one person consumes (1.5 pounds) and multiply it by the number of people you are looking to feed (27) to get 40.5 pounds.  (27*1.5=40.5)