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A restaurant uses 3 pounds of pasta for a party of 14 people. If they are cooking pasta for a party of 56 people, what should they do?

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In this question, you are told that 3pounds of pasta serve 14 people. So in this case, 56 people will use how many pounds of pasta?

3 pounds = 14people

?               = 56people

=(56x3)/14

=12pounds

So the restaurant will need 12 pounds of pasta 

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