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1. the table shows the items in a family chicken taster meal at a restaurant. the restaurant wants to create a larger meal to accommodate larger groups of people. they also want to limit the number of chicken tenders to 15. if the ratio remains the same, how many biscuits are in the larger meal?

family taster meal
4 chicken sliders
6 chicken tenders
8 biscuits
1 pint of cole slaw

Explanation:

Step1: Find the ratio multiplier

The original number of chicken tenders is 6 and the new number is 15. The multiplier is $\frac{15}{6}=\frac{5}{2}$.

Step2: Calculate new number of biscuits

The original number of biscuits is 8. Multiply by the multiplier: $8\times\frac{5}{2}=20$.

Answer:

20