Question

You are the owner of a small bakery. This week the bakery has orders for 48 birthday cakes. Each cake sells for $52. Suppose you spend 1/4

of each cake's selling price for ingredients. How much will the ingredients cost for all of the birthday cake orders?

Answer 1

Answer:$624

Total sales: $52 x 48 = $2,496

Cost of ingredients:

$2,496

4

= $624

Explanation:

$624

Total sales: $52 x 48 = $2,496

Cost of ingredients:

$2,496

4

= $624

Answer 2

The ingredients will cost $624 for all of the birthday cakes.

Explanation:

This week the bakery has orders for 48 birthday cakes. Each cake sells for $52.

1/4 of each cake's selling price is spent on ingredients.

This becomes
`(1)/(4)*52= 13` dollars

Hence, the total cost of ingredients for 48 cakes will be "

`13*48=624` dollars

Therefore, the ingredients will cost $624 for all of the birthday cakes.