Question

david is making rice for his guests based on a recipe that requires rice, water, and a special blend of spice, where the rice-to-spice ratio is $15:1$. he currently has 40 grams of the spice blend, and he can go buy more if necessary. he wants to make 10 servings, where each serving has 75 grams of rice. overall, david spends 4.50 dollars on rice.

how many servings can david make with the current amount of spice he has?

Explanation:

Step1: Find total rice for 1 serving

Each serving has 75 grams of rice.

Step2: Link rice to spice ratio

Rice-to-spice ratio is $15:1$, so spice per serving is $\frac{75}{15} = 5$ grams.

Step3: Calculate max servings from spice

David has 40 grams of spice. Number of servings is $\frac{40}{5} = 8$.

Answer:

8