Question

Here are the ingredients needed to makes 12 shortcakes:

50g of sugar
200g of butter
200g of flour
10ml of milk.

Robert has
500g of sugar
1000g of butter
1000g of flour
500ml of milk
Work out the greatest number of shortcakes Robert can make.

Answer 1

He can make a maximum of 60 shortcakes

Explanation:

With the sugar alone he has enough to make:

500/50=10×12=120 shortcakes

Taking the butter into account he can make a maximum of:

1000/200=5×12=60 shortcakes

Now taking the flour into account he can still make a maximum of 60 shortcakes before running out of supply.

However, with the milk alone, he can make up to

500/10=50×12=600 shortcakes

All we need to do is find the minimum number of shortcakes he can make before running out of supply.

In this case he would make 60 shortcakes

Hope this helps!