A caterers fee is based on the number of meals she provides how much is the price per meal if the total fee is $1,088 for 64 meals
The price per meal provided by her is:
$ 17
It is given that:
The fees of caterer is dependent on the number of meals she provides.
Also, it is given that:
The total fees is: $ 1088
and the number of meals provided by her is: 64
Now, we are asked to find the unit rate of the meal i.e. we have to find the cost of 1 meal.
We know that the cost of 1 meal is calculated as the ratio of the total fees to the number of meals provided by her.
i.e.
\(\text{Cost\ of\ one\ meal}=\dfrac{1088}{64}\\\\i.e.\\\\\text{Cost\ of\ one\ meal}=\$\ 17\)