Question

You are making a cake for a friends birthday and bought 2 3/5 pounds of butter. if each layer of the cake requires 1/3 pound of butter, how many layers can you make from 2 3/5 pounds of butter?

Answer 1

Answer: 7 full layers

Step-by-step explanation: well 2 can be changed to 6/3, and 6/3 divided by 1/3 is 6 layers from two pounds. Then the tricky part is the 3/5, but you can make a common denominator, aka to make a layer is 5/15, and the amount ou have (besides the two pounds) is 9/15. 9/15 is enough for one more 5/15, making an extra layer, aka 7 full layers.