Question

You are making cookies at home for your class. Each batch of cookies requires 1 2 cups of 3
flour.
a) If you have 12 cups of flour, how many batches of cookies can you make?
3
(b) Also, assume that there are 40 kids in the class and at least​ 2 cookies are given to each child. If
each batch has 5 cookies, do you think each child would be able to get 3 cookies? Justify.

Answer 1

Given  :  1/2 Cup of flour is required to make a batch of cookies. You have 12 cups of flour

To find :  how many batches of cookies can you make

Solution:

1/2 Cup of flour required to make batches = 1

=> 1 Cup of flour can make batches =  1/(1/2) = 2  

=> 12 Cup of flour can make batches = 12 * 2 = 24

24 Batches of cookies can be made using 12 cup of flour

each batch has 5 cookies

=> total Cookies = 24 * 5 = 120 Cookies

40 kids in the class  

Each child will get = 120/40 = 3 Cookies

Yes , each child be able to get  3 Cookies

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