Question

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A grilled ham and cheese sandwich is one of my favorite meals. Each sandwich is made with two pieces of bread, one piece of cheese, and one piece of ham. I have 24 pieces of bread, 16 pieces of cheese, and 20 pieces of ham. What is my "limiting reagent" in this situation? 1 point

A) the bread

B) the cheese

C) the ham

Answer 1

I think it would be the bread

Answer 2

The limiting reagent in this situation is the bread.

In this situation, the limiting reagent is the ingredient that will be completely used up and will limit the number of sandwiches that can be made. To determine the limiting reagent, we need to compare the amount of each ingredient with the amount required to make one sandwich.

Given that each sandwich requires 2 pieces of bread, 1 piece of cheese, and 1 piece of ham, we can find the limiting reagent by dividing the available amount of each ingredient by the requirement for one sandwich:

Number of sandwiches that can be made with the available ingredients:

Bread: 24/2 = 12 sandwiches

Cheese: 16/1 = 16 sandwiches

Ham: 20/1 = 20 sandwiches

Since the number of sandwiches that can be made using the bread is less than the number that can be made using the cheese or ham, the limiting reagent in this situation is the bread.