Anthony's birthday, his mother is making cupcakes for his 12 friends at his daycare. The recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of flour. This recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes. Anthony's mother has only 1 cup of flour. Is there enough flour for each of his friends to get a cupcake? K

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Lailah Yoder

Mathematics

10 May, 23:41

Anthony's birthday, his mother is making cupcakes for his 12 friends at his daycare. The recipe calls for 3 1/3 cups of flour. This recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes. Anthony's mother has only 1 cup of flour. Is there enough flour for each of his friends to get a cupcake? K

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Cailyn Parks · Answer 1

3 1/3 c of flour to make 30 cupcakes.

She only has 1 c of flour

(3 1/3) / 30 = 1/x

3 1/3 x = 30

10/3 x = 30

x = 9 cupcakes

The recipe will only produce 9 cupcakes which won't be enough for his 12 friends

Cael · Answer 2

Yes because he has 12 friends and the recipe makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes.