You have a recipe for lasagna that serves 8 people an 8 - ounce portion of lasagna each. You are planning a dinner party for 20 guests. (A) By how much will you have to multiply each ingredient in the recipe to have enough lasagna for twenty guests? Your answer should be expressed as a number (not a fraction) rounded to the nearest tenth. Number to multiply by: 20.0 (B) Suppose you decide to give each guest only a 6 - ounce portion. By how much would you have to multiply each ingredient to serve 20 guests? Your answer should be expressed as a fraction in lowest terms.
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The original recipe serves 8 people, each getting an 8-ounce portion. To find the total amount needed for the original recipe, multiply the number of servings by the portion size per person. Total amount needed for 8 people = 8 servings * 8 ounces per serving = 64 Show more…
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