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Bean Counting
You are working at a Mexican fast food restaurant. It is 2
p.m. Saturday. Looking through the record book, you find that on Saturdays between 2 p.m.
and 3 p.m., sales for the last four weeks have been $168, $195, $129, and $140. The
company handbook tells you that two pounds of refried beans should be enough for $55 in
sales and that beans can only be cooked in two-pound increments. How many pounds of
refried beans should you have on hand?
(Hint: It's better to have too much food than not enough to
feed your customers.)
Solution: First, average the last four Saturdays' sales.
($158). Next, divide $158 by $55 to determine how many two-pound sales you need to prepare
for (2.87). Then round off 2.87 (3 two-pound sales).
ANSWER: 3 x 2 = 6. You should have 6 pounds on hand.
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