David is making rice for his guests based on a recipe that requires rice, water, and a special blend of spice, where the rice-to-spice ratio is 15:1. He currently has 40 grams of the spice blend, and he can go buy more if necessary. He wants to make 10 servings, where each serving has 75 grams of rice. Overall, David spends 4.50 dollars on rice.How many servings can David make with the current amount of spice he has?□ servings
Q. David is making rice for his guests based on a recipe that requires rice, water, and a special blend of spice, where the rice-to-spice ratio is 15:1. He currently has 40 grams of the spice blend, and he can go buy more if necessary. He wants to make 10 servings, where each serving has 75 grams of rice. Overall, David spends 4.50 dollars on rice.How many servings can David make with the current amount of spice he has?□ servings
Calculate Rice Amount: First, let's find out how much rice David needs for one serving. He needs 75 grams of rice per serving.
Total Rice Calculation: Now, let's calculate the total amount of rice he needs for 10 servings. That's 75 grams per serving times 10 servings, which equals 750 grams of rice.
Calculate Spice Amount: Since the rice-to-spice ratio is 15:1, we can find out how much spice is needed for 750 grams of rice. For every 15 grams of rice, we need 1 gram of spice.
Total Spice Calculation: To find the total spice needed, we divide the total rice by the ratio of rice to spice. So, 750 grams of rice divided by 15 equals 50 grams of spice needed.
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