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You are preparing for a catering event and need to order wine for 125 guests. If each guest is to have two 4-fluid-ounce servings, how many 750 ml bottles of wine should you order?

Select one:
A. 40 bottles
B. 24 bottles
C. 20 bottles
D. 45 bottles

Answer :

Sure, let's break down the problem step-by-step:

1. Determine the total amount of wine needed:
- Each guest will have 2 servings.
- Each serving is 4 fluid ounces.
- Number of guests: 125.

First, calculate the total number of servings for all guests:
[tex]\[
125 \text{ guests} \times 2 \text{ servings/guest} = 250 \text{ servings}
\][/tex]

Each serving is 4 fluid ounces, so the total amount of wine in fluid ounces needed is:
[tex]\[
250 \text{ servings} \times 4 \text{ fluid ounces/serving} = 1000 \text{ fluid ounces}
\][/tex]

2. Convert 750 ml to fluid ounces:
- 1 milliliter is approximately 0.033814 fluid ounces.

So 750 milliliters is:
[tex]\[
750 \text{ ml} \times 0.033814 \text{ fluid ounces/ml} \approx 25.36 \text{ fluid ounces}
\][/tex]

3. Calculate the number of bottles needed:
- We need a total of 1000 fluid ounces.
- Each bottle contains approximately 25.36 fluid ounces.

To find out how many bottles are needed:
[tex]\[
\frac{1000 \text{ fluid ounces}}{25.36 \text{ fluid ounces/bottle}} \approx 39.43 \text{ bottles}
\][/tex]

Since you can't order a fraction of a bottle, round up to the nearest whole number:
[tex]\[
\text{Bottles needed} \approx 40
\][/tex]

Therefore, you should order 40 bottles of wine. The correct answer is:
- a. 40 bottles

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