Kenny is providing dinner to 12 families who need food. Each family is the same
size. The families chose the food items that they would like to receive. The table
below shows each food item, the amount of each food item that he has to share,
and the number of families that requested each food item.
Food Item
Number
of Pounds
Available
Number of
Families
Receiving Item
chicken 113.4 9
rolls 6.6 12
mashed potatoes 28.5 10
corn 18.92 11
green bean casserole 5.37 3
Kenny is unsure of how much to give each family. Can you help him divide up
dinner for the families in need?
To divide up dinner for the families, we need to divide the available amount of each food item by the number of families receiving it. This will give us the amount of each food item to give to each family.
For chicken:
113.4 pounds / 9 families = 12.6 pounds per family
For rolls:
6.6 pounds / 12 families = 0.55 pounds per family
For mashed potatoes:
28.5 pounds / 10 families = 2.85 pounds per family
For corn:
18.92 pounds / 11 families = 1.72 pounds per family
For green bean casserole:
5.37 pounds / 3 families = 1.79 pounds per family