Question

A recipe for a loaf of bread calls for 2/3 of a cup of flour. If Milo used 12 cups of flour, how many loaves of bread did he prepare?
A.
18
B.
16
C.
15
D.
12
E.
8

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer:

18 loaf of breads are made form 12 cups of flour .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

$A recipe for a loaf of bread calls for \frac{2}{3} </p><p>3</p><p>2</p><p> </p><p> of a cup of flour.</p><p></p><p>If\ Milo\ used\ 12\ cups\ of flourIf Milo used 12 cups offlour</p><p></p><p>Thus</p><p></p><p>1\ loaf = \frac{2}{3}\ cups\ of\ flour1 loaf= </p><p>3</p><p>2</p><p> </p><p> cups of flour</p><p></p><p>Thus</p><p></p><p>1\ cup\ of\ flour = \frac{1}{\frac{2}{3} }\ loaf1 cup of flour= </p><p>3</p><p>2</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1</p><p> </p><p> loaf</p><p></p><p>Now calculate for 12 cups of flours .</p><p></p><p>12\ cup\ of\ flour = \frac{12}{\frac{2}{3}}\ loaf12 cup of flour= </p><p>3</p><p>2</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>12</p><p> </p><p> loaf</p><p></p><p> 12\ cup\ of\ flour = \frac{3\times 12}{2}\ loaf12 cup of flour= </p><p>2</p><p>3×12</p><p> </p><p> loaf </p><p></p><p> = 18 loaf of bread$

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Therefore 18 loaf of breads are made form 12 cups of flour .