a bakery orders 6 1/2 pounds of gluten-free flour. each gluten-free cake uses 3/4 pound of the special flour. how many full cakes can the bakery make from this order? your answer should be a whole number
To find out how many full cakes the bakery can make, we need to divide the total amount of gluten-free flour ordered (6 1/2 pounds or 6.5 pounds) by the amount needed for each cake (3/4 pound).
6.5 pounds ÷ 3/4 pound = (6.5 ÷ 0.75) pounds = 8.67 pounds
Since we cannot have a fraction of a cake, the bakery can make a maximum of **8 cakes** from this order.