The Guests at a football banquet consumed a total of 411 pounds of food. if no individual guest consumed more than 2.5 pounds of food, What is the minimum number of guests that could have attended the banquet?
Choose the correct choice from the following
A) 165 B) 161 C) 162 D) 163 E) 164
To minimize one quantity maximize other.   164*2.5 (max possible amount of food a guest could consume) = 410 pounds, so there must be more than 164 guests, next integer is 165.   165nswer: 165.
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The Guests at a football banquet consumed a total of 411 pounds of food. if no individual guest consumed more than 2.5 pounds of food, What is the minimum number of guests that could have attended the banquet?