Stan’s steakhouse has a server to cook ratio of 5 to 2. the total number of servers and cooks is 42. how many servers does stan’s steakhouse employ?

The number of servers does Stan’s Steakhouse employ are 30.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Stan’s Steakhouse has a server to cook ratio of 5 to 2. The total number of servers and cooks is 42.

To find : How many servers does Stan’s Steakhouse employ?

Solution :

Ratio of server to cook  = 5 : 2

Let the ratio be 'x'

So, the number of server to cook are 5x and 2x.

The total number of servers and cooks is 42.

i.e.

The number of servers does Stan’s Steakhouse employ are

The number of cook does Stan’s Steakhouse employ are

Therefore, the number of servers does Stan’s Steakhouse employ are 30.