1. To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you need 2 slices of bread, 2 tablespoons of peanut

butter, and 1 tablespoon of jelly. You have 6 slices of bread, 12 tablespoons of peanut butter,

and 4 tablespoons of jelly. How many whole sandwiches can you make, and what is the limiting

ingredient?

a. 4, jelly

b. 6, peanut butter

c. 3, bread

d. 4, bread

e. 3, peanut butter

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Harrell

Chemistry

5 December, 18:59

1. To make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you need 2 slices of bread, 2 tablespoons of peanut

butter, and 1 tablespoon of jelly. You have 6 slices of bread, 12 tablespoons of peanut butter,

and 4 tablespoons of jelly. How many whole sandwiches can you make, and what is the limiting

ingredient?

a. 4, jelly

b. 6, peanut butter

c. 3, bread

d. 4, bread

e. 3, peanut butter

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Answers (1)

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Dashawn Barajas · Answer 1

3, bread

Explanation:

bread is the limiting reagent because it is what you have the least of recipe wise. you would be able to make 4 sandwiches if there were 8 slices of bread, then the limiting reagent would be both the bread, and jelly, leaving the bread as the excess reagent.