Question

Megan spent $9.85 on ingredients and made one pan of cereal bars. The pan has a length of 24 inches and a width of 16 inches. Megan needs to cut individual cereal bars from the pan. Each cereal bar should be the same size and shape and should represent a reasonable serving. Estimate an appropriate length and width for each cereal bar and explain your assumptions. Based on your estimate, determine the amount each cereal bar will cost Megan to make. Show your work or explain your reasoning. Enter your answers and your work or explanations in the box provided.

Answer 1

We can divide each side of the pan into certain number of strips, as the following diagram shows:

Nevertheless, the exact number of strips in which we can divide the pan varies.

One possibility would be to make bars of length 3 inches and width