A cookie factory uses 1/6 of a bag of flour in each batch of cookies. The factory used 1/3 of a bag of flour yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.
batches
The factory used 1/3 of a bag of flour yesterday, which is the equivalent of 2/6 of a bag. Since each batch of cookies uses 1/6 of a bag of flour, the factory made 2 batches of cookies yesterday.
Answer: 2 batches