Question

Rodney is making three pizzas. The recipe says that, for one pizza, he needs 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of instant active dry yeast, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and some other ingredients. Rodney is out of flour and goes to the store to buy a bag containing 20 cups of flour. How much flour will he have left over after making the pizzas?

Answer 1

14 cups of flour.

Explanation:

Rodney is making three pizzas.

The recipe says that for one pizza he needs flour = 2 cups

Rodney buy a bag of flour containing = 20 cups flour

Rodney needs flour for three pizzas = 3 × 2 = 6 cups

He will have left over flour after making the pizzas = 20 - 6

= 14 cups of flour.

Rodney will have left over 14 cups of flour after making the pizzas.