Question

Robbie uses 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar for every 2 loaves of banana bread he bakes. Robbie has 5 boxes of brown sugar. Each box contains 2 1/2 cups of brown sugar. Assuming he has plenty of the other ingredients, what is the maximum number of whole loaves of banana bread Robbie can bake?

Answer 1

• 16 loaves of banana bread

Explanation:

1 1/2 cups of sugar required for 2 loaves of bread

Amount of sugar required for 1 loaf of banana bread:

• 1/2*1 1/2 = 1/2*3/2 = 3/4 cups

Total amount of brown sugar:

• 5* 2 1/2 =
• 5*5/2 =
• 25/2 cups

Possible maximum number of loaves of bread:

• 25/2 ÷ 3/4 =
• 25/2 * 4/3 =
• 50/3 ≈ 16 (taking whole number)