sue baked chocolate chip cookies. although the recipe said it would make 5 dozen, she actually made 4 less than that. if there were slightly more than 500 chips in the package what is the average number of chips for each cookie?
5 dozen - 4 = 56
500 / 56 = 8.9 = about 9 chips per cookie
To find the average number of chips for each cookie, we first need to determine the total number of cookies Sue baked.
If the recipe said that it would make 5 dozen cookies and Sue made 4 less than that, we need to subtract 4 from 5 dozen.
To convert dozen to the actual number of cookies, we need to multiply it by 12. So, 5 dozen is equal to 5 x 12 = 60 cookies.
Since Sue made 4 less than that, the total number of cookies she baked is 60 - 4 = 56 cookies.
Now, to find the average number of chips for each cookie, divide the slightly more than 500 chips by the total number of cookies Sue baked.
Let's assume there were 502 chips in the package.
Average number of chips per cookie = Total number of chips / Total number of cookies
Average number of chips per cookie = 502 chips / 56 cookies
Therefore, the average number of chips for each cookie is approximately 8.96 chips per cookie.