I need some help on this problem.

Question

Julie bought 212 pounds of mints to serve at the wedding reception. She plans to place a candy dish of mints on each of the 3 tables at the reception. Each table will seat 10 people.

If the mints are shared equally, what will be the serving size in pounds for each person?

Answer 1

Start with what you know:

 

mints= 212 lbs

tables= 3

- each table seats= 10

Key words: mints are shared equally

 

If there are 3 table that each seat 10, then there are (3*10)= 30 people at the party

You want to know how many lbs of mint to give each person equally, so:

 

212 lbs/ 30 people = 7.07 lbs

Each person should get roughly around 7.1lbs of mint