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A recipe for stew calls for 2 pounds of beef to serve 4 people. Gina wants to serve 8 people. How many pounds of beef should she use?


A.

4 pounds


B.

16 pounds


C.

6 pounds


D.

8 pounds

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Liza101bc

the anwser is a. hope this helps.

Lanuel

The number (quantity) of pounds of beef that is required to serve 8 people is: A.  4 pounds.

Given the following data:

2 pounds of beef = 4 people.

To find how many pounds of beef Gina should use if she wants to serve 8 people:

In this exercise, you're required to determine the number (quantity) of pounds of beef that is required to serve 8 people.

Hence, we would use direct proportion:

2 pounds of beef = 4 people.

X pounds of beef = 8 people.

Cross-multiplying, we have:

\(2 \times 8 = 4 \times x\\\\16 = 4x\\\\x = \frac{16}{4}\)

x = 4 pounds.

Therefore, 4 pounds of beef is required to serve 8 people.

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