Question

To make a bakery's signature chocolate muffins, a baker needs 2.5 ounces of chocolate for each muffin. how many pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins? (1(1left parenthesis, 1 pound = 16=16equals, 16 ounces))

Answer 1

Answer: 7.5 pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins.

Explanation:

Given : The amount of chocolate needs for each muffin = 2.5 ounces

Then , the amount of chocolate needs for 48 muffins will be :-

`48*2.5=120\text{ ounces}`

Since ,
`\text{1 pound = 16 ounces.}`

Then ,
`\text{1 ounce =}(1)/(16)\text{ pound}`

Then , the amount of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins (in pounds) will be :-

`120*(1)/(16)=7.5\text{ pounds}`

Hence, 7.5 pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins.

Answer 2

we know that

to make 1 muffin-------------> needs 2.5 ounces of chocolate
48 muffin-----------------------> X
X=48*2.5------> x=120 ounces of chocolate

if 1 pound-------------> 16 ounces
X------------------> 120 ounces
x=120/16-----> x=7.5 pounds

the answer is
7.5 pounds