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A restaurant uses 4 pounds of potatoes for a party of 12 people. If they are cooking potatoes for a party of 60 people, what should they do?

A restaurant uses 4 pounds of potatoes for a party of 12 people. If they are cooking potatoes for a party of 60 people, what should they do? class=

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They should use 5 times as many

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Answer:

Use \(5\) times as many potatoes

Step-by-step explanation:

Using a proportion

\(\frac{4}{12}\frac{lb}{people}=\frac{x}{60}\frac{lb}{people}\\ \\x=4*60/12\\ \\x=20\ lb\)

Original quantity of potatoes------> \(4\ lb\)

New quantity of potatoes------->  \(5*4=20\ lb\)

therefore

Use \(5\) times as many potatoes

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