A chef planning for a large banquet thinks that 2 out of every 5 dinner guests will order his soup appetizer he excepts 800 guests at the banquet use equivalent ratios to estimate how many cups of soup he should prepare

The Chef planner should prepare 320 cups of soups

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of guests expected to come = 800

2 out of every 5 guest will order for soup appetizer

Hence using equivalent ratios

2:5 = X : 800

X = (800 * 2) : 5 = 320

Hence the Chef planner should prepare 320 cups of soups