Question

A baker is making croissants. He has 18 pounds of dough. Each croissant is made from ⅛ pounds of dough. How many croissants can he make?

Answer 1

Answer:

144

Step-by-step explanation:

18 divided by 1/8

18/1 x 18/1=144/1

144 is the answerr

Answer 2

Given - Pounds of dough Baker has - 18

Dough required for 1 croissant - 1/8

Find - Number of croissants that can be made

Solution - Using unitary method to solve this problem.

1/8 pounds of dough can make number of croissants - 1

18 pounds of dough can make number of croissants - (1/(1/8))*18

Solving this to get number of croissants -

Number of croissants - 8*18

Number of croissants - 144

Hence, Baker can make total 144 croissants from 18 pounds of dough in the given conditions.