Question

a Baker wants to put 3 3/4 pounds of apples in each pie she makes she purchased 52 1/2 pounds of apples how many pies can she make

Answer 1

52 1/2 divided by 33/4 is 14 pies

Answer 2

She can make 14 apple pies.

Explanation:

A baker wants to put
`3(3)/(4)` pounds or
`(15)/(4)` pounds of apples in each pie she makes.

She purchased
`52(1)/(2)` pounds or
`(105)/(4)` pounds of apples.

Let she can make x number of apple pies.

So the apples she can put =
`(15)/(4)* x` pounds

Now the equation to get the value of x will be

`(15)/(4)* x` =
`(105)/(2)`

x =
`(105)/(2)* (4)/(15)`

x =
`(420)/(30)`

= 14

Therefore, she can make 14 apple pies.