Question

Claudia is making a gelatin dessert for a party.She plans on making 12 servings for every 5 people. If each pan Claudia uses to make the dessert holds 8 servings, what is the minimum number of these pans that she needs in order to make enough to feed 10 people?

Answer 1

First figure out how many servings it takes for 10 people.
Because Claudia plans to make 12 servings per 5 people she would have to double the amount because she is making for 10: 12 x 2 = 24

Next, divide to figure out how many pans she would need- since each pan holds only 8 servings: 24 ÷ 8 = 3

So your final answer is: Claudia would need to order 3 pans in order to make it enough to feed 10 people.