The Guests at a football banquet consumed a total of 323 pounds of food. if no individual guest consumed more than 2 pounds of food, What is the minimum number of guests that could have attended the banquet? Pick one.
A) 160 B) 161 C) 162 D) 163 E) 164
To minimize one quantity maximize other.   161*2 (max possible amount of food a guest could consume) = 322 pounds, so there must be more than 161 guests, next integer is 162.   Answer: 162.
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The Guests at a football banquet consumed a total of 323 pounds of food. if no individual guest consumed more than 2 pounds of food, What is the minimum number of guests that could have attended the banquet?