Answer :
Question:
A chef has 48 lunch orders to make. He sees that 3/8 of the orders are for chicken salad. How many of all the lunch orders are for chicken salad?
Answer:
18 orders are for chicken salad
Solution:
Given that a chef has 48 lunch orders to make
He sees that [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] of the orders are for chicken salad
To find: number of lunch orders for chicken salad
[tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] of the orders are for chicken salad means that [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] of total orders ( 48 ) are for chicken salad
Number of lunch orders for chicken salad is given as:
[tex]\rightarrow \frac{3}{8} \text{ of } 48[/tex]
[tex]\rightarrow \frac{3}{8} \times 48\\\\\rightarrow 3 \times 6 = 18[/tex]
Thus 18 orders are for chicken salad