16 persons need 56 kg of rice in 1 week. How much rice will be needed by 24 persons in four weeks?
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56*(24/16)*4
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The answer from the book is 280 kg
To arrive at the final answer, let's break down the problem and solve it step by step.
We know that 16 persons need 56 kg of rice in 1 week. To find out how much rice will be needed by 24 persons in four weeks, we need to determine the rice consumption per person per week and then multiply it by the number of persons and weeks.
Step 1: Calculate the rice consumption per person per week
To find out how much rice each person consumes in a week, we divide the total rice required by the number of persons:
Rice consumption per person per week = Total rice required / Number of persons
Rice consumption per person per week = 56 kg / 16 persons = 3.5 kg
Step 2: Calculate the total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week
Now that we know the rice consumption per person per week, we can calculate the total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week:
Total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week = Rice consumption per person per week * Number of persons
Total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week = 3.5 kg * 24 persons = 84 kg
Step 3: Calculate the rice consumption by 24 persons in four weeks
To find out how much rice will be needed by 24 persons in four weeks, we need to multiply the total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week by the number of weeks:
Rice consumption by 24 persons in four weeks = Total rice consumption by 24 persons in one week * Number of weeks
Rice consumption by 24 persons in four weeks = 84 kg * 4 weeks = 336 kg
Therefore, 24 persons will need 336 kg of rice in four weeks.