Stans steak house has a server to cook ratio of 5 to 2. The total number of servers and cooks is 42. How many servers does stans steak house employ.

Answer:Number of servers in Stans Steak house is 30Step-by-step explanation:Given :Ratio of server to cook  = 5 : 2 Sum of the ratio = 5 + 2                         = 7And total number of servers and cooks in Stans Steak house is 42.We can find the total number of servers and cooks in Stans Steak house.Number of servers in Stans Steak house = [tex]\frac{5}{7}\times 42[/tex]                                                                  = 5 x 6                                                                  = 30Number of cooks in Stans Steak house = [tex]\frac{2}{7}\times 42[/tex]                                                                  = 2 x 6                                                                  = 12Therefore, number of servers in Stans Steak house is 30.