You cook a pot of beef stew for you and your roommate. Normally it lasts 7 days between the two of you. If 3 guests are now staying with you and your roommate, how many days will the beef stew now last if everyone eats it?
Choose the correct option:
A) 2.8
B) 1
C) 3.5
D) 14
E) 1.6
First set up a ratio with all the relevant values and also the unknown variable:   2*7 = 5*x   Now solve by multiplying 2 by 7 and then dividing that product by 5:    2*7= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 2*7</gadget>
<output>14</output>
14   14/5= x   x = 2.8   The value of x represents the amount of days a bot of beef stew will last for 5 total people.   2.8nswer: 2.8
<result>A</result>
You cook a pot of beef stew for you and your roommate. Normally it lasts 7 days between the two of you. If 3 guests are now staying with you and your roommate, how many days will the beef stew now last if everyone eats it?