Complete question :
Kendall is making cupcakes for a party. She uses 1/8 of a 4-pound bag of sugar to make a batch of cupcakes. Each batch has 24 cupcakes.
Drag one expression next to each question. The correct expression for each row is a way to answer that question.
How many pounds of sugar does Kendall use for a batch of cupcakes?
How many pounds of sugar are used for each cupcake?
Answer:
1/8 * 4 = 0.5
0.5 ÷ 24 = 0.0020833 pounds
Explanation:
The amount of sugar in pounds used for a batch of cupcake is : 1/8 of 4 pounds
1/8 * 4 pounds
= 0.5 pounds
Pounds of sugar used for each cupcake :
Number of cupcakes per batch = 24
Pounds of sugar per cupcake :
Pounds of sugar per batch / number of cupcakes per batch
0.5 pounds / 24
= 0.0020833 pounds