181k views
18 votes
HELP PLSSSS,

Abdul uses 2 cups of milk to make a chocolate pudding cake. How many of these cakes can he make with 3 gallons of milk?
Hint: There are 16 cups in 1 gallon.

1 Answer

8 votes

Answer: 24 cakes

===============================================

Work Shown:

1 gallon = 16 cups

3 gallons = 48 cups ... multiply both sides by 3

(2 cups of milk)/(1 cake) = (48 cups of milk)/(x cakes)

2/1 = 48/x

2x = 1*48

2x = 48

x = 48/2

x = 24

He can make 24 cakes.

User Forin
by
8.0k points

Related questions

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories