The o'brien family is ordering food for a family reunion. the family orders 16 pounds of potato salad. if 20 people attend the reunion, what is the largest amount of potato salad each person could receive

Each person would receive maximum 0.8 pounds of potato.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Total Amount of Potato = 16 pounds.

Number of people attend reunion = 20

We need to find the largest amount of potato each person would receive.

Solution:

largest amount of potato each person would receive can be calculated by dividing Total Amount of Potato with Number of people attend the reunion.

framing in equation form we get;

largest amount of potato each person would receive =

Hence Each person would receive maximum 0.8 pounds of potato.