Question

A baker is making cupcakes. he has 36 pounds of dough. each cupcake is made from ⅙ pound of dough. how many cupcakes can be made?

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Answer 1

First you have to understand a one cupcake has 1/6 pound of dough.

Then to calculate the number of cupcakes, divide the total 36 pounds of dough by a 1/6 pound.

36/(1/6)

= 36 ×(6/1)

= 216 cupcakes

Answer 2

Answer: 216 cupcakes can be made

Explanation:

Given information

36 pounds of dough in total

⅙ pound of dough per cupcake

Set variables

Let x be the number of cupcakes that could be made

Set equations from given information

Total = unit × number

36 = (1/6) × x

Multiply 6 on both sides to isolate [x] variable

36 × 6 = (1/6) × x × 6

216 = 1 × x

`\boxed{x=216}`

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