Question

A bride wants to serve her 175 guests cheesecake instead of wedding cake. She purchases 14 cheesecakes that serve 12 people each. If each guest is served only one piece of cheesecake, how many guests will not get a piece?

Answer 1

Answer:

7

total no. of guest =175

no. of cheesecake purchased = 14

no. of servings of each cheesecake = 12

total no. of servings = 14*12 = 168

no. of guests left = 175 - 168 = 7