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Abdul, Beckie, Cynthia and Douglas are making pancakes according to the recipe below:Which person can make the most pancakes?BeckieAbdulCynthiaDouglas

Abdul, Beckie, Cynthia and Douglas are making pancakes according to the recipe below-example-1
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To make 12 pancakes we need 100 g flour, 2 eggs, 300 ml milk

Abdul has 175 g flour, 4 eggs and 500 g milk

The ration between Abdul's amount of each ingredient and the total needed to make 12 pancakes is: (175/100) = 1.75 flour, (4/2) = 2 eggs, (500/300) = 1.67 milk.

So, the total amount of pancakes that Abdul can make is determined by the amount of the less abundant ingredient (milk): 1.67*12 = 20 pancakes

Doing the same steps for Beckie, we got that her less abundant ingredient is milk, with a ratio of 400/300 = 1.33. Then, she can make 1.33*12 = 16 pancakes.

For Cynthia, her less abundant ingredient is flour, with a ratio of 150/100 1.5. Then, she can make 1.5*12 = 18 pancakes.

And for Douglas, his less avundant ingredient is egg, with a ratio of 3/2 = 1.5. Then, he can make 1.,5*12 = 18 pancakes.

Therefore, Abdul is the one who can make the most pancakes

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