Maria served 4 1/7 loaves of banana bread and 4 2/3 loaves of cranberry bread. About how many slices of bread did she serve
A.80
B.72
C.64
D.32
That depends on the number of slices per loaf.
Each loaf was sliced to 8 equal parts
You can just estimate to find the answer.
4 * 8 = 32
5 * 8 = 40
Where do you get 8
8 = 8 slices per loaf
Yes, B is right.
To find the total number of slices of bread Maria served, we need to calculate the sum of the number of slices from each type of bread.
First, let's find the number of slices in 4 1/7 loaves of banana bread:
To find the number of slices in 4 loaves, we multiply the number of loaves by the number of slices in each loaf. Since one loaf contains 24 slices (assuming an average loaf size of 6 slices), multiplying 4 by 24 gives us 96 slices.
Next, we need to consider the 1/7 of a loaf. To find the number of slices in 1/7 of a loaf, we divide the number of slices in a whole loaf (24 slices) by the number of equal parts the loaf is divided into (7 equal parts), which equals 3.42 slices.
Adding these together, we get 96 + 3.42 = 99.42 slices from the banana bread.
Next, let's find the number of slices in 4 2/3 loaves of cranberry bread:
Similar to the previous calculation, multiplying 4 by 24, we get 96 slices.
Then, considering the 2/3 of a loaf, we divide the number of slices in a whole loaf (24 slices) by the number of equal parts the loaf is divided into (3 equal parts), which gives us 8 slices.
Adding these together, we get 96 + 8 = 104 slices from the cranberry bread.
Now, to find the total number of slices Maria served, we add the number of slices from the banana bread and the cranberry bread:
99.42 (banana bread) + 104 (cranberry bread) = 203.42 slices.
Considering the answer choices, the closest value to 203.42 is 200, so the closest option would be:
C. 64
However, none of the given options match the exact number of slices served, so it seems that there might be an absence of a correct answer among the options provided.