Question

A recipe call for 8 eggs per 24 cupcakes.How much eggs are needed to bake 180 cupcakes?

Answer 1

C. 60

Step-by-step explanation:

From the recipe:

24 cupcakes require 8 eggs.

`\implies1\text{cupcake require}(8)/(24)eggs`

Therefore, to bake 180 cupcakes, the number of eggs needed will be:

`\begin{gathered} =(8)/(24)*180 \\ =(1)/(3)*180 \\ =60\text{ eggs} \end{gathered}`

60 eggs are needed to bake 180 cupcakes.