Question

Jim has 7/ 10 of the sugar he needs to bake a sheet cake. It takes the same amount of sugar to make 1 sheet cake as it takes to make 24 cupcakes. What is the greatest number of cupcakes Jim can make with the sugar he has?

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

The sugar is enough for 7/10 of 24 cupcakes, or ...

0.7 × 24 = 16.8 . . . cupcakes

Jim can make 16 cupcakes with the sugar he has.

Answer 2

16

Explanation:

Jim has ingredient which include:

present sugar = 7/10

required sugar = 3/10

1 sheet cake ingredient = 24 cupcakes ingredient

greatest number of cupcakes jim can make is:

7/10 x 24 = 16.8

but since 0.8 cup cake is incomplete, greatest number of cupcakes is 16