Question

Laura has already baked 9 pies, and she can bake 2 pies with each additional cup of sugar she buys. With 14 additional cups of sugar, how many total pies can Laura bake?

a) 23 pies
b) 28 pies
c) 30 pies
d) 33 pies

Answer 1

Laura can bake a total of 28 pies with 14 additional cups of sugar.

Step-by-step explanation:

Laura has already baked 9 pies, and with every additional cup of sugar, she can bake 2 more pies. Given that she has 14 additional cups of sugar, we need to calculate the total pies she can bake. The mathematical approach to solving this is quite straightforward:

To find the total number of pies Laura can bake, first determine the number of additional pies she can bake with each cup of sugar. Since she can bake 2 pies with each additional cup of sugar, and she has 14 additional cups of sugar, she can bake a total of 2x14 = 28 pies.

Therefore, the correct answer is 28 pies (option b).