Count the pans

Pop Planner

One pan pops about 14 cups. At about 4 cups a person, the arithmetic is short.

People eating popcorn

Lowest total: 2 × Single Pan, $4.56 in all

By the night

Four nights, counted

Movie night for four
Four people at 4 cups each is 16 cups. One pan gives about 14, so pop one and share, or two if the film is long.
2 pans · 2 × Single Pan, $4.56 in all
Sleepover for eight
Eight children want about 32 cups. That is three pans, popped one after another so each arrives warm.
3 pans · 3 × Single Pan, $6.84 in all
Six campers, two nights
Six campers eat about 24 cups a night, two pans. Two nights is four pans.
4 pans over 2 nights · 4-Pack, $9.12 in all
A class of twenty-four
Twenty-four people at 4 cups each is 96 cups, seven pans. Pop them at home on a gas or coil burner and carry the popcorn in.
7 pans · 7 × Single Pan, $15.96 in all

At a glance

Counted at about 4 cups a person and about 14 cups a pan.

People	Cups	Pans	Lowest total
2	8	1	Single Pan, $2.28 in all
4	16	2	2 × Single Pan, $4.56 in all
6	24	2	2 × Single Pan, $4.56 in all
8	32	3	3 × Single Pan, $6.84 in all
12	48	4	4-Pack, $9.12 in all
20	80	6	6 × Single Pan, $13.68 in all
30	120	9	9 × Single Pan, $20.52 in all

You need 3 Jiffy Pop pans for 10 people. Ten servings of about 4 cups is 40 cups, and each pan pops about 14.

One Jiffy Pop pan holds about 3.5 servings. The label measures a serving as 2 tablespoons unpopped, which makes about 4 cups popped.

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