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John buys c pounds of cheese to feed m people at a party. If m+n people came to the party, how many more pounds of cheese must John buy in order to feed everyone at the original rate?

 

a) mn/c

 

b) m/cn

 

c) m+n/c

 

d) nc/m

 Jan 21, 2017
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 c pounds / m people   = c/m  pounds per person   if you add n   you must add this amount per n

c/m x n =  n c/m   d would be the answer

 Jan 21, 2017

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