(Information that might be needed)PART C For another picnic, you want to make ha

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(Information that might be needed)PART C For another picnic, you want to make hamburgers with pickles, again without having any left over. You need to balance the number of packages of buns (which usually contain 8 buns) with the number of packages of hamburger patties (which usually contain 12 patties) and the number of jars of pickles (which contain 18 slices). Assume that each hamburger needs three pickle slices.

PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE ANSWERED:

What is the smallest number of packages of buns, packages of patties, and jars of pickles, respectively? In Part C, you determined that the proper ratio of packages of buns, packages of patties, and jars of pickles is 3:2:4. If you want to feed at least 540 people, but also maintain the proper ratio, what minimum number of packages of buns, packages of patties, and jars of pickles do you need, respectively? (Answer NOT 203, 90, 120)

Explanation / Answer

540 x (3:2:4)

buns : patties : pickles
1620 : 1080 : 2160

Divide each one by the pakage size

packets of buns : packets of patties : jars of pickles
1620 / 8 : 1080 : 12 : 2160 / 18
= 202.5 : 90 : 120

Thus we need 90 packages of patties, 202.5 packages of buns, and 120 jars of pickles.

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