Question

Amy has 38 grams of flour. She puts 4 grams of flour in each pot of chowder that she makes. She puts 5 grams of flour in each pot of potato soup that she makes. She makes 5 pots of chowder. Does Amy have enough flour left over to make 4 pots of potato soup? Complete the explanation.

Answer 1

Amy does not have enough flour left over to make 4 pots of potato soup

Explanation:

Total quantity of flour = 38 grams

Quantity of flour put in each pot of chowder = 4 grams

Number of pots of chowder = 5

So,

Quantity of flour put in 5 pots of chowder =
`5(4)=20` grams

Quantity of flour left = Total quantity of flour - Quantity of flour put in 5 pots of chowder

=
`38-20=18` grams

Number of pots of potato soup = 4

Quantity of flour to be put in each pot of potato soup = 5

Quantity of flour to be put in 4 pots of potato soup =
`4(5)=20` grams

As quantity of flour to be put in 4 pots of potato soup is greater than quantity of flour left,

Amy does not have enough flour left over to make 4 pots of potato soup