Question

Molly is making peanut butter cookies. To make a batch of cookies she needs cups of peanut butter, 1.5 cups of sugar, and 1 egg. If Molly has 3

of peanut butter. 9 cups of sugar, and 5 eggs, how many batches of cookies can she make?

Answer 1

4 batches

Explanation:

one batch calls for:

3/4 PB

1 1/2 cup SG

1 EGG

3/.75(3/4)= 4

9/1.5(1 1/2)=6

5/1= 5

The maximum number of batches she can make before running out of ingredients is 4