A caterer knows that 8 heads of lettuce are needed to make
dinner salads for 35 people.
How many heads of lettuce are needed for a party of 140
people?
Identify the variable, write a proportion and solve it to answer the
question.
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A caterer knows that 8 heads of lettuce are needed to make
dinner salads for 35 people.
How many heads of lettuce are needed for a party of 140
people?
Identify the variable, write a proportion and solve it to answer the
question.
ok so 8 heads of lettuce= 35 people x heads of lettuce = 140 people so 140/35= 4 so 8 x 4 equalsssssssss 32. so 32 heads of lettuce for 140 people