Question

Stoichiometry: If it take 4 cups of flour and 7 eggs to make 2 pounds of pasta, how many eggs would it take to make 33.75 pounds of pasta?

Answer 1

Given,

7 eggs are necessary for making 2 pounds of pasta.

Solution,

For calculating the number of eggs necessary for making  33.75 pounds of pasta,we have to follow the basic arithmetic technique and the number should be rounded off to the nearest whole number. ( Because, eggs are not counted in fractions)

For 2 pounds pasta = 7 eggs

For 1 pound pasta = 7/2 eggs

For 33.75 pounds pasta = (7×33.75)/2 = 118.125 = 118 (rounded off)

Hence, approximately 118 eggs are necessary.