Matt has to bake muffins. He uses x eggs for each 200 grams of flour. If he has to use 900 grams of flour how many eggs will he use? I have to set this up as an algebra problem. I am stuck. Our class is just learning this and I don't understand.

carry the units with you, and it will help. You want to convert from grams of flour to eggs

x eggs = 200g
or,

x eggs/200g = 1
you can always multiply by 1 and not change anything.

900 g * x eggs/200g = 900g/200g * x eggs = 9x/2 eggs

Or, since 900 = 9/2 * 200, he will use 9/2 times the eggs used for 200 grams of flour.

900*x divided by 200 ie x9/2

To set up this problem as an algebraic equation, let's first assign variables to the quantities involved. Let:

- x be the number of eggs used for each 200 grams of flour.
- f be the total amount of flour used in grams.
- e be the total number of eggs used.

Based on the information given, we know that Matt uses x eggs for each 200 grams of flour, so we can set up a ratio:

x eggs / 200 grams of flour = e eggs / f grams of flour

Since Matt has to use 900 grams of flour, we can substitute f with 900 in the equation above:

x eggs / 200 grams of flour = e eggs / 900 grams of flour

Now, to solve for e (the total number of eggs used), we can cross-multiply and solve for e:

(x * 900) = (e * 200)

900x = 200e

To find the value of e, divide both sides of the equation by 200:

(900x) / 200 = e

Simplifying further, we get:

e = (9x)

Therefore, the total number of eggs used, e, is equal to 9 times the number of eggs used for each 200 grams of flour, x.

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The answer is 4 and a half: 4.5, or 4 1/2

4.5

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