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  • 24-10-2019
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John is making tacos for himself and 17 friends. For every 3 people John uses 5 tomatoes. How many tomatoes will John use in all?

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  • 24-10-2019

Answer:

30 tomatoes

Step-by-step explanation:

The number is 18 instead of 17 because you include John

18/3

Solve

6

Because we're trying to find how many TOMATOES John uses for every THREE people, we multiply by five LAST.

6 x 5

Solve

30

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