Anne's potato salad recipe requires one pound of potatoes for every four people served. How many pounds of potatoes will Anne need to serve 14 people at her picnic?

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Thomas Oellrich · Answer 1 · 2021-10-29T23:29:21+0000

Answer:

3.5 pounds for 14 people

Explanation:

Given

1 pound = 4 people

Required

Determine the pounds for 14 people

Represent this with x; so, we have:

$1\ pound = 4\ people$

$x = 14\ people$

Cross Multiply

x * 4 = 1 * 14

4x = 14

Solve for x

x = 14/4

x = 3.5

Hence, 3.5 pounds for 14 people