Question

A recipe for 16 16 corn corn muffins calls for 1 cup of flour. The number of muffins that can be made varies directly with the amount of flour used. There are 2 and one half 2 1 2 cups of flour available. How many muffins can be​ made

Answer 1

If 16 corn muffins takes 1 cup of flour, 40 corn muffins can be made because 16 x 2=32 and half of 16 is 8, 8+32=40. So, 40 corn muffins can be made out of 2 1/2 cups of flour.