Question

The concept of determining which reactant is limiting and which is in excess is akin to determining the number of sandwiches that can be made from a set number of ingredients. Assuming that a cheese sandwich consists of 2 slices of bread and 3 slices of cheese, determine the number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 44 slices of bread and 75 slices of cheese.

Answer 1

Answer: There are 22 whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of slices of bread = 44

Number of slices of cheese = 75

According to question, a cheese sandwich consists of 2 slices of bread and 3 slices of cheese.

So, we need to find the number of whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared.

Number of sandwich containing only slice of bread is given by

`(44)/(2)=22`

Number of sandwich containing only slice of cheese is given by

`(75)/(3)=25`

As we know that each sandwich should contain both slice of bread and slice of cheese.

So, Least of (22, 25) = 22

Hence, there are 22 whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared.