Question

Mrs. Martinez bakes 5 pan of cornbread and cuts each pan of cornbread so that there are 3 rows with 4 pieces each in each row. How many more pieces could she have gotten if she cut each pan of cornbread so that there were 4 rows with 5 pieces in each row?

Answer 1

Therefore, Mrs. Martinez could have gotten 40 more pieces if she cut each pan of corn

Explanation:

To determine how many more pieces Mrs. Martinez could have gotten if she cut each pan of cornbread into 4 rows with 5 pieces in each row, we need to compare the number of pieces in the original cutting method with the number of pieces in the new cutting method. Original Cutting Method: Number of rows = 3 Number of pieces in each row = 4 Total number of pieces in each pan = 3 rows × 4 pieces = 12 pieces Since Mrs. Martinez bakes 5 pans of cornbread, the total number of pieces she gets with the original cutting method is: 5 pans × 12 pieces per pan = 60 pieces New Cutting Method: Number of rows = 4 Number of pieces in each row = 5 Total number of pieces in each pan = 4 rows × 5 pieces = 20 pieces With the new cutting method, the total number of pieces Mrs. Martinez could have gotten is: 5 pans × 20 pieces per pan = 100 pieces To find the difference, we subtract the total number of pieces with the original cutting method from the total number of pieces with the new cutting method: 100 pieces - 60 pieces = 40 pieces