A Baker uses 2/3 of a bag of flour to make 6 muffins how many bags of flour will he need to make 48 muffins
Ah, baking math, my favorite kind of math (not really). So, if the baker uses 2/3 of a bag of flour to make 6 muffins, we can figure out how much flour he needs for each muffin.
2/3 divided by 6 equals 1/9.
Now, if the baker wants to make 48 muffins, we'll multiply the amount of flour needed for each muffin (1/9) by 48.
(1/9) x 48 = 48/9 = 5 and 3/9.
So, the baker would need approximately 5 and 3/9 bags of flour to make 48 muffins.
But be careful! You never know, those muffins might have a sudden growth spurt and demand more flour. It's always good to have some extra just in case.
To solve this problem, we first need to find out how much flour is needed to make one muffin.
Given that the baker uses 2/3 of a bag of flour to make 6 muffins, we can set up the following equation:
(2/3) bag of flour = 6 muffins
Next, we can find out how much flour is needed to make one muffin by dividing both sides of the equation by 6:
(2/3) bag of flour ÷ 6 muffins = 6 muffins ÷ 6 muffins
Simplifying the equation, we get:
(2/3) bag of flour = 1/3 bag of flour
So, to make one muffin, the baker needs 1/3 of a bag of flour.
To find out how many bags of flour the baker will need to make 48 muffins, we can set up a proportion:
(1/3) bag of flour = 1 muffin
x bags of flour = 48 muffins
Solving for x, we can cross-multiply:
(1 muffin)(x bags of flour) = (48 muffins)(1/3 bag of flour)
This simplifies to:
x bags of flour = 48 muffins * (1/3 bag of flour)
Multiplying, we get:
x bags of flour = 48/3 bags of flour
Simplifying further, we have:
x bags of flour = 16 bags of flour
Therefore, the baker will need 16 bags of flour to make 48 muffins.
To find out how many bags of flour the baker will need to make 48 muffins, we need to determine the ratio between the number of muffins and the amount of flour used.
The baker uses 2/3 of a bag of flour to make 6 muffins. We can represent this ratio as 2/3 bag of flour to 6 muffins.
Now, let's use this ratio to calculate the amount of flour needed for 48 muffins.
We can set up a proportion to find the unknown value:
(2/3 bag of flour) / (6 muffins) = (x bags of flour) / (48 muffins)
To solve this proportion, we cross-multiply:
(2/3) * 48 = 6 * x
Multiply both sides:
(96/3) = 6x
Simplify:
32 = 6x
Divide both sides by 6 to solve for x:
x = 32/6
x = 5.33
Therefore, the baker will need approximately 5.33 bags of flour to make 48 muffins. Since we can't have a fraction of a bag, we round it up to the nearest whole number. Hence, the baker will need 6 bags of flour.
well, 48 = 6*8, so it will take 2/3 * 8 bags of flour, right?
or, as a proportion,
(2/3)/6 = x/48
1/9 = x/48
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