Question

A school chef has 75 kg of flour. She uses an average of 5.35 kg flour each week. There are 13 weeks in the school term. Is she likely to have enough flour for the term?

Answer 1

Yes, 75 kg is enough flour. 69.55 kg are required for the remaining 13 weeks of school.

Explanation:

We are given the rate at which flour is consumed: 5.35kg/week.

If flour is needed for 13 weeks, we can multiply this times the rate to find the total flour needed for that period:

(13 weeks)*(5.35 kg/week) = 69.55kg for 13 weeks. Since 75kg are available, the school chef has enough flower for the rest of the scool term.