Question

Alicia is making cupcakes the recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon of salt for every batch and each batch makes 21 cupcakes. The party will have 84 people attending, how many teaspoons of salt with Alicia use?

Answer 1

1 teaspoon

Explanation:

First, divide 84 by 21 to find how many batches will be made:

84/21

= 4

To find how many teaspoons of salt will be used, multiply 4 by 1/4, since each batch needs 1/4 teaspoon:

4(1/4)

= 1

So, Alicia will use 1 teaspoon of salt