Question

Mrs. Carroll is planning for a large dinner party, and she is trying to figure out how much food to serve. One of the side dishes is roasted potatoes. Her cookbook recommends serving f(x) ounces of potatoes for x guests.
What does f(30)=150 tell you?

Answer 1

The notation \( f(30) = 150 \) indicates that if Mrs. Carroll is expecting 30 guests at her dinner party, the cookbook recommends serving 150 ounces of roasted potatoes for that number of guests. This means that for every 30 guests, 150 ounces is the appropriate amount of roasted potatoes to prepare to ensure there is enough food for everyone.