A caterer has that the amount of meat to order for a particular entry varies proportionally to the number of guests if there are 25 guests, the caterer needs to order 40 pounds of meat how much meat should the caterer order if there are 100 guests
Using the information provided, we can set up a proportion to find out how much meat the caterer should order if there are 100 guests:
25 guests = 40 pounds of meat
100 guests = x pounds of meat
25/100 = 40/x
25x = 4000
x = 160 pounds of meat
Therefore, the caterer should order 160 pounds of meat if there are 100 guests.