A catering company currently has 34 1/4 pounds of dry pasta in stock. They plan to use 15 1/2 pounds for an upcoming wedding and then divide the remaining pasta into 5 equal-sized portions for smaller events. How many pounds of dry pasta will be in each of these portions?

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17 July, 07:56

A catering company currently has 34 1/4 pounds of dry pasta in stock. They plan to use 15 1/2 pounds for an upcoming wedding and then divide the remaining pasta into 5 equal-sized portions for smaller events. How many pounds of dry pasta will be in each of these portions?

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They start with 34.25

They plan to use 15.5

They want to use the remaining for 5 portions

First let's see how much we have left after we use the 15.5 pounds

34.25 - 15.5 = 18.75 pounds

So, we have 18.75 pounds remaining. We want to divide this into 5 portions

18.75 / 5 = 3.75

So, you will have 3.75 pounds in each portion.