you are responsible for buying supplies for an upcoming camping trip. you can buy packages of stew that just need water added and then are heated. Each package costs $4.95 and contains enough stew for 2 people. You need to buy enough packages so that you can have stew for 3 days of the trip there will be 8 people on the trip. How many packages do you need? what is the total cost?
3 * 8 = 24
24/2 = 12
12 * 4.95 = ?
To calculate the number of packages needed and the total cost, we need to determine the following:
1. Number of meals needed: Since each package contains enough stew for 2 people, and we have 8 people on the trip, we need to calculate the number of meals needed for 3 days.
Number of meals needed = Number of people * Number of meals per day * Number of days
= 8 * 2 * 3
= 48 meals
2. Number of packages needed: Each package provides 2 meals, so we divide the number of meals needed by 2 to find the number of packages required.
Number of packages needed = Number of meals needed / Number of meals per package
= 48 meals / 2 meals per package
= 24 packages
3. Total cost: Each package costs $4.95, so we multiply the number of packages needed by the cost per package to find the total cost.
Total cost = Number of packages needed * Cost per package
= 24 packages * $4.95 per package
= $118.80
Therefore, you will need 24 packages of stew, and the total cost will be $118.80.