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Purchasing hotdogs for a large group can oftentimes be difficult. It can easily turn confusing when attempting to figure out how many to buy. However with these simple and easy charts, you will be able to remove any stress you may have had!
When making hotdogs for a large group, prepare to serve three average-sized (6 inch) hotdogs for every adult individual. Similarly, when serving average-sized hotdogs, assume every child will eat two. When serving large (12 inch) hotdogs, generally, two per person will be needed.
Below are a list of charts to help you determine exactly how many hotdogs will be required, based on the size of your group.
How many six inch hotdogs
Six inch hotdogs are the average size of hotdogs. In general, people will eat around 3 hotdogs.
Below is a helpful chart that will help you determine exactly how many hotdogs to buy for your group size, assuming that the hotdogs are $1.98 per package, and come in a package of 10.
| Hotdog size | Group size | How many hotdogs will be needed | How many packages will be needed | Price based on how many packages will be needed |
| Six inches | Ten people | Thirty hotdogs will be needed | Three packages will be needed | Five dollars and ninety four cents |
| Six inches | Twenty people | Sixty hotdogs will be needed | Six packages will be needed | Eleven dollars and eighty eight cents |
| Six inches | Thirty people | Ninety hotdogs will be needed | Nine packages will be needed | Seventeen dollars and eighty two cents |
| Six inches | Forty people | One hundred twenty hotdogs will be needed | Twelve packages will be needed | Twenty three dollars and seventy six dollars |
| Six inches | Fifty people | One hundred fifty hotdogs will be needed | Fifteen packages will be needed | Twenty nine dollars and seventy cents |
| Six inches | Sixty people | One hundred eighty hotdogs will be needed | Eighteen packages will be needed | Thirty five dollars and sixty four cents |
| Six inches | Seventy people | Two hundred ten hotdogs will be needed | Twenty one packages will be needed | Forty one dollars and fifty eight cents |
| Six inches | Eighty people | Two hundred forty hotdogs will be needed | Twenty four packages will be needed | Forty seven dollars and fifty two cents |
| Six inches | Ninety people | Two hundred seventy hotdogs will be needed | Twenty seven packages will be needed | Fifty three dollars and forty six cents |
| Six inches | One hundred | Three hundred hotdogs will be needed | Thirty packages will be needed | Fifty nine dollars and forty cents |
How many twelve inch hotdogs
Below is a helpful chart that will help you determine exactly how many hotdogs to buy for your group size, assuming that the hotdogs are $5.79 per package, and come in a package of 5.
| Hotdog size | Group size | How many hotdogs will be needed | How many packages will be needed | Price based on how many packages will be needed |
| Twelve inches | Ten people | Twenty hotdogs will be needed | Four packages will be needed | Twenty three dollars and sixteen cents |
| Twelve inches | Twenty people | Forty hotdogs will be needed | Eight packages will be needed | Forty six dollars and thirty two cents |
| Twelve inches | Thirty people | Sixty hotdogs will be needed | Twelve packages will be needed | Sixty nine dollars and forty eight cents |
| Twelve inches | Forty people | Eighty hotdogs will be needed | Sixteen packages will be needed | Ninety two dollars and sixty four cents |
| Twelve inches | Fifty people | One hundred hotdogs will be needed | Twenty packages will be needed | One hundred fifteen dollars and eighty cents |
| Twelve inches | Sixty people | One hundred twenty hotdogs will be needed | Twenty four packages will be needed | One hundred thirty eight dollars and ninety six cents |
| Twelve inches | Seventy people | One hundred forty hotdogs will be needed | Twenty eight packages will be needed | One hundred sixty two dollars and twelve cents |
| Twelve inches | Eighty people | One hundred sixty hotdogs will be needed | Thirty two packages will be needed | One hundred eighty five dollars and twenty eight cents |
| Twelve inches | Ninety people | One hundred eighty hotdogs will be needed | Thirty six packages will be needed | Two hundred eight dollars and forty four cents |
| Twelve inches | One hundred people | Two hundred hotdogs will be needed | Forty packages will be needed | Two hundred thirty one dollars and sixty cents |
How many hotdogs for kids
Below is a helpful chart that will help you determine exactly how many hotdogs to buy for your group size, assuming that the hotdogs are $1.98 per package, and come in a package of 10.
| Hotdog size | Group size | How many hotdogs will be needed | How many packages will be needed | Price based on how many packages will be needed |
| Six inches | Ten people | Twenty hotdogs will be needed | Two packages will be needed | Three dollars and ninety six cents |
| Six inches | Twenty people | Forty hotdogs will be needed | Four packages will be needed | Seven dollars and ninety two cents |
| Six inches | Thirty people | Sixty hotdogs will be needed | Six packages will be needed | Eleven dollars and eighty eight cents |
| Six inches | Forty people | Eighty hotdogs will be needed | Eight packages will be needed | Fifteen dollars and eighty four cents |
| Six inches | Fifty people | One hundred hotdogs will be needed | Ten packages will be needed | Nineteen dollars and eighty cents |
| Six inches | Sixty people | One hundred twenty hotdogs will be needed | Twelve packages will be needed | Twenty three dollars and seventy six cents |
| Six inches | Seventy people | One hundred forty hotdogs will be needed | Fourteen packages will be needed | Twenty seven dollars and seventy two cents |
| Six inches | Eighty people | One hundred sixty hotdogs will be needed | Sixteen packages will be needed | Thirty one dollars and sixty eight cents |
| Six inches | Ninety people | One hundred eighty hotdogs will be needed | Eighteen packages will be needed | Thirty five dollars and sixty four cents |
| Six inches | One hundred people | Two hundred hotdogs will be needed | Twenty packages will be needed | Thirty nine dollars and sixty cents |
If sides are provided
If sides are provided, then fewer hotdogs will be needed. This is due to your guests having more options to choose from, and so they will not have to solely fill up on hotdogs.
In this case, when cooking six inch hotdogs with sides, it can be assumed that every individual will eat two hotdogs, and children will eat one. When cooking twelve inch hotdogs, it can be assumed that every individual will eat only one.
