Question

A cookie factory uses 1 1/3 barrels of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 2 2/3 barrels of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

Answer 1

2 batches

Explanation:

A cookie factory uses 1 1/3 barrels of oatmeal in each batch of cookies

The factory used 2 2/3 barrels of oatmeal yesterday

Therefore the batches of cookies that were made yesterday can be calculated as follows

1 batch= 1 1/3 barrels

x = 2 2/3 barrels

Cross multiply

4/3 x = 8/3

x= 8/3 ÷ 4/3

x = 8/3 × 3/4

x= 2

Hence 2 batches will be produced