A baker bakes 3 batches of cookies and makes 42 cookies. How many cookies will be made if the baker bakes 2 batches?(1 point)
Responses
28 cookies
28 cookies
14 cookies
14 cookies
63 cookies
63 cookies
84 cookies
28 cookies
To find out how many cookies will be made if the baker bakes 2 batches, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
We know that 3 batches of cookies make 42 cookies. This means that for every 1 batch, the baker makes 42/3 = 14 cookies.
Now we can set up a proportion:
3 batches of cookies = 42 cookies
1 batch of cookies = x cookies (what we want to find)
Using the proportion, we can solve for x:
3/1 = 42/x
Cross multiplying:
3x = 42*1
3x = 42
Dividing both sides by 3:
x = 42/3
x = 14
Therefore, if the baker bakes 2 batches of cookies, he/she will make 14 cookies. So the correct answer is 14 cookies.
To find the answer, we can use a proportion to solve the problem.
First, let's find out how many cookies are made in one batch of cookies:
42 cookies / 3 batches = 14 cookies per batch
Now, we want to know how many cookies will be made if the baker bakes 2 batches. We'll set up a proportion:
14 cookies per batch = x cookies / 2 batches
To find x, we can cross-multiply:
14 cookies * 2 batches = x cookies * 1 batch
28 cookies = x cookies
So, if the baker bakes 2 batches, they will make 28 cookies.