Question

A cookie factory uses 3 3/4 bags of flour in each batch of cookies. The factory used 7 1/2 bags of flour yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

Answer 1

2 batches are the total number that the factory made

Answer 2

To find out how many batches of cookies the factory made, we need to divide the total amount of flour used (7 1/2 bags) by the amount of flour used per batch (3 3/4 bags).

We can start by converting 7 1/2 bags of flour to a mixed number: 7 1/2 bags = 7 + 1/2 = 7.5 bags

Next, we can convert 3 3/4 bags of flour to a mixed number: 3 3/4 = 3 + 3/4 = 3.75 bags

Then, we can divide the total amount of flour used by the amount of flour used per batch:

7.5 bags / 3.75 bags/batch = 2 batches

Therefore, the factory made 2 batches of cookies yesterday