Haley is making cake for her party. she needs to make 6 servings of cake for every 3 people. if each cake pan contains 12 servings, what is the minimum number of cakes she needs to make on order to have enough to feed 21 people?

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Josie Ward

22 January, 09:19

Haley is making cake for her party. she needs to make 6 servings of cake for every 3 people. if each cake pan contains 12 servings, what is the minimum number of cakes she needs to make on order to have enough to feed 21 people?

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Zayne Charles · Answer 1

6 servings = 3 people

1 cake=12 servings which feed 6 people

6/x=3/21

3x=126

x=42 servings

42 servings/12 (amount of servings in a cake) = 3.5. She will need to bake 4 cakes.