Luke's turkey chili recipe calls for 2.5 pounds of ground turkey for every 5 servings. How many servings can he make if he has 6 pounds of ground turkey? Complete the explanation. When entering the equation, use y to represent how many servings he can make and x to represent how many pounds of ground turkey he has.

12 servings

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Luke's turkey chili recipe calls for 2.5 pounds of ground turkey for every 5 servings. How many servings can he make if he has 6 pounds of ground turkey?

From above question:

2.5 pounds of ground turkey = 5 servings

6 pounds of ground turkey = x

Cross Multiply

2.5 × x = 6 × 5

x = 6 × 5/2.5

x = 12 servings

Hence, 6 pounds of ground turkey can make 12 servings.

Completing the explanation.

The equation is

5x = 2.5y

where:

x = represent how many pounds of ground turkey he has = 6 pounds

y = to represent how many servings he can make

Hence,

5 × 6 = 2.5y

y = 5 × 6/2.5

y = 12 servings

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