Question

Oscar has baked 16 pies and can bake 1 pie with each additional cup of sugar. How many additional cups of sugar does Oscar need to bake a total of 35 pies?

A) 19 cups.
B) 20 cups.
C) 21 cups.
D) 22 cups.

Answer 1

Oscar needs 19 additional cups of sugar to bake a total of 35 pies, because he can bake 1 pie with each additional cup of sugar and has already baked 16 pies.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how many additional cups of sugar Oscar needs to bake a total of 35 pies, given that he has already baked 16 and can bake 1 pie with each additional cup of sugar. To find the answer, we simply subtract the number of pies already baked from the total desired number of pies to determine how many more pies need to be baked. Then, since each additional pie requires exactly one cup of sugar, the number of additional pies is equal to the number of additional cups of sugar needed.

So, we calculate: 35 pies (total desired) - 16 pies (already baked) = 19 pies (additional needed). Since each additional pie requires 1 cup of sugar, Oscar needs 19 cups of sugar to bake the remaining pies.