Answer:
320 cups of soup.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
A chef planning for a large banquet thinks that 2 out of every 5 dinner guests will order his soup appetizer.
He expects 800 guests at the banquet.
Question asked:
How many cups of soup he should prepare ?
Solution:
Ratio of soup appetizer to the number of guest = 2 : 5
Now, let number of cups of soup prepare for 800 guests =
Now, as we have to find through <u>equivalent ratios,</u> we can write it as:-
<em>2 : 5 = </em><em> : 800</em>
Thus, he should prepare 320 cups of soup for 800 guests.