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At the neighborhood Fourth of July party, Mrs. O’Conner plans to serve banana pudding. She plans to make two batches for every 9 people attending. If 72 people will attend the Fourth of July party, how many batches does Mrs. O’Conner need to make ?

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Answer:

16 batches are to be made for the party.

Explanation:

Given:

Number of batches  for every 9 people= 2

Total number of people attending the party=72

To Find:

The Number of  batches required=?

Solution:

Let the number of batches for 72 people be n  

So, by cross multiplication method,  

2 x 72 = n x 9  

9n = 72 x 2  

n = 8 x 2  

n = 16  

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