Question

Namita has 4.2 kg of flour. She has been asked to make 5 cup cakes out of every 1/2 kg of flour. How many cup cakes can she bake out of the flour she has?

Answer 1

Answer:

1/2 kg=5 cup cakes.

total kg of flour=4.2.

1kg=10 cup cakes

4.2 kg=10×4.2=42 cup cakes.

Answer 2

Answer:

42 cup cakes can she bake out of the flour she has.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Namita has 4.2 kg of flour. She has been asked to make 5 cup cakes out of every 1/2 kg of flour.

To find : How many cup cakes can she bake out of the flour she has?

Solution :

Namita has 4.2 kg of flour.

For every $\frac{1}{2}$ kg of flour cup cakes require = 5

For 1 kg of flour cup cakes require = $\frac{5}{\frac{1}{2}}=10$

For 4.2 kg of flour cup cakes require = $10\times 4.2$

For 4.2 kg of flour cup cakes require = 42

Therefore, 42 cup cakes can she bake out of the flour she has.