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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 52 slices of bread and 75 slices of cheese

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Answer:

25 sandwiches whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 52 slices of bread and 75 slices of cheese

Explanation:

No. of sandwiches can be made using 2 slices of bread = 1

No. of sandwiches can be made using 1 slices of bread =
(1)/(2)

No. of sandwiches can be made using 52 slices of bread =
(1)/(2) * 52

=
26

No. of sandwiches can be made using 3 slices of cheese = 1

No. of sandwiches can be made using 1 slices of cheese =
(1)/(3)

No. of sandwiches can be made using 75 slices of cheese =
(1)/(3) * 75

=
25

Minimum of 26 and 25 is 25

So, 25 sandwiches whole cheese sandwiches that can be prepared from 52 slices of bread and 75 slices of cheese

User Jorgy
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The number of sandwiches that can be prepared is

... min(52/2, 75/3) = min(26, 25) = 25

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\frac{1\,\text{sandwich}}{2\,\text{bread slices}}*(52\,\text{bread slices})=(52)/(2)\,\text{sandwich}\\\\=26\,\text{sandwich}\\\\\\\text{Likewise}\\\frac{1\,\text{sandwich}}{3\,\text{cheese slices}}*(75\,\text{cheese slices})=(75)/(3)\,\text{sandwich}\\\\=25\,\text{sandwich}

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