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Ricardo ran the 400 meter race 3 times his fastest time was 54.3 seconds his slowest time was 56.1 seconds if his average time was 55.0 seconds what was his time for the third race

Frank has a devised a formula for his catering business that calculates the number of meatballs he needs to prepare. the formula is m=4a+2c, where c=number of children; m=number of meatballs; a=number of adults. how many meatballs are required for a party of 10 adults and 5 children?