Plan the Ballpark Menu

The park concessions manager must order enough food to feed thousands of hungry fans at every game. If you had this job, you would need to know the answers to the following questions:

Note: Do your best to do some research and then estimate the answers. When you get to Minute Maid Park, you'll meet the actual concessions manager who can give you the right answer. Bring this sheet to the game and see how well you estimated!

The ballpark seats 43,500 fans. One third of those attending the game will eat 1.5 hotdogs. How many hotdogs should you order?

If there are 80 home games per season, and 30,000 tickets were sold for each game, how many pretzels does the concessions manager need to order for the entire season, assuming that every fan at each game eats one pretzel?

Protein is an important part of your daily diet because it helps you build and maintain muscle. Protein is found in foods such as nuts, chicken and meats. Which ballpark foods contain protein?

Last year, on a very hot night 21,000 bottles of water were sold. During cold weather, the ballpark sells 1/3 fewer bottles during the game than on a hot night. The temperature outside tonight is 55 degrees. Using this information, estimate how many bottles of water will be sold tonight.

We know that foods containing carbohydrates such as potatoes and pasta give us energy to perform at our peak. What foods can you eat at the ballpark containing carbohydrates?

                       
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