Timothy runs a catering service for large parties. He needs 37 heads of lettuce for salad to feed 100 guests. Which of the following ratios illustrates how many heads of lettuce, x, he would need to feed 275 guests?

Question

A. 37/100 = x/275
B. x/100 = 37/275
C. 100/275 = X/37
D. 100/37 = X/275

Answer 1

We can solve this problem by setting up a proportion.

Let's let x represent the number of heads of lettuce needed to feed 275 guests.

Since Timothy needs 37 heads of lettuce for 100 guests, we can set up the proportion: 37/100 = x/275.

So the answer is A. 37/100 = x/275.