If there were 138 people at a party and 414 finger sandwiches were eaten, on average, how many sandwiches did each person consume? a.7 b.4 c.30 d.3

D.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : There were 138 people at a party and 414 finger sandwiches were eaten.

i.e. Number of sandwiches eaten by 138 people at the party = 414

Then the number of sandwiches eaten by each person at the party will be :_

Thus, each person consumed 3 sandwiches.

Hence D is the right answer.

example 2 – simplify: step 1: completely factor both the numerators and denominators of all fractions. step 2: change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip (or reciprocate) the fraction after the division sign; essential you need to multiply by the reciprocal. step 3 : cancel or reduce the fractions.