Question

2. A recipe says that 2/3 cup of water is needed to make 1 loaf of bread. How many cups of water are needed to make 12 loaves of bread?

Answer 1

We are given the number of cups needed for 1 loaf

To find the number of cups needed for 12 loaves, we will multiply the number of cups need for 1 loaf (2/3rd cup of water) by 12.

That is going to be our answer. The multiplication is shown below:

`\begin{gathered} (2)/(3)*12 \\ =(2*12)/(3) \\ =(24)/(3) \\ =8\text{cups} \end{gathered}`

Thus,

8 cups of water are needed to make 12 loaves of bread.